Tag Archives: Robots

Macro Fishing – Five Good Reads

Posted on February 24, 2013 by

Challenges for the new Governor of the Bank of Japan - Gavyn Davies,  FT Is there a tipping point for government debt? – Washington Post WonkBlog Global Economy-Hoping for Answers to Three Big Questions – Reuters Are Stock Markets Really Becoming … Continue reading →

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The Robots Are Here!

Posted on February 4, 2013 by

“…robots now poses the central economic dilemma of the Obama era” …In their book, Brynjolfsson and McAfee cite a meeting between Henry Ford and Walter Reuther, the union leader. Pointing at his new robots, Mr Ford says, “How will you … Continue reading →

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Quote of the Day: The Big Think

Posted on December 28, 2011 by

“Tech companies are creating plenty of jobs for robots.” – Daniel Honan,  The Robot Hiring Boom Has Arrived

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Nonlinear Thinking: Robot Run Warehouses

Posted on November 10, 2011 by

Here’s an interesting video clip that reinforces our view that almost all new innovation and technology is labor saving/destroying and that U.S. unemployment is much more structural than most perceive (click here to view video).   Even the military, with the … Continue reading →

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