Never underestimate what humans can come up with! A respected scientist at the time, Lord Kelvin, stated in 1895 that heavier-than-air flying machines were impossible. Eight years later, the Wright brothers did the impossible. Space travel, nuclear energy, breaking the…
BUC-EE’S As I drove north on I-95 out of Florida recently, I found myself watching my fuel gauge—not for any other reason than to see if I could make it to the newly opened Buc-ee’s just north of Brunswick near…
MATERIAL SCIENCE None of us would be here today without the advances in materials that have enabled humanity to progress and thrive more efficiently. The Iron Age began around 1200 BC. Smelters in what is now modern-day Syria are credited…
ELECTRICITY DEMAND AND AI Most of us pay a power bill, and the price we pay for electricity is rising faster than the overall inflation rate. Most experts point to AI data center buildouts as one of the primary drivers…
CAN STOCKS AND THE ECONOMY MOVE IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION? The short and long answer is yes. Kai Ryssdal of Marketplace popularized the phrase just before the 2008 financial crisis: “The stock market is not the economy.” You can have…
WILL OUR GRANDKIDS EVER DRIVE A CAR? Most likely, the answer is someplace in between. Drive if they must, but otherwise the car will get you there. Technology is finally getting to an inflection point on self-driving cars. The promise…
EUROPEAN UNION TRADE? By far our largest trading partner is the EU, almost $1 trillion dollars per year changes hands between us. China has been getting most of the headlines lately. But our trade with them is around $600 million.…
CHINA? Of all the economic challenges our country faces China is by far our biggest. They have spent the last 30 years or more investing in manufacturing goods to export around the world, and wherever they found an opportunity monopolize…
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) IS SENDING AN INFORMATION TSUNAMI OVER US! Despite any misgivings we might have about AI, Pandora is out of the box and growing at an exponential rate. The adoption of AI in almost every human endeavor is…
FAIRNESS ACT? If you or someone you know worked for a School System / Government that did not participate in Social Security this pertains to your / their benefits. If so, please contact the Social Security Administration to get your…
