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09/11/2017 / By D. Samuelson

Rise of the robots will force employers to have “human hiring quotas” even if robots can do their job better

The International Bar Association (IBA), says Ibanet.org, is the “world’s leading organization of international legal practitioners, bar associations and law societies.” IBA’s global reach extends to 160 countries with 80,000 individual lawyers as members worldwide. Their expertise “covers all practice areas and professional interests,” and include, among other agendas, a large human rights component. Their global corporate reach provides an […]

04/08/2017 / By D. Samuelson

Mind reading technology is now allowing people to communicate by thought alone

An individual who is in a “locked in state,” reports ZDnet.com, is one who remains fully mentally active, but has lost the ability to move. The person experiencing this state is fully cognizant in their mind, but “trapped inside an unresponsive, paralyzed body.” There are varying degrees of this challenging diagnosis. As reported by ScienceDaily.com, some stroke patients […]

03/13/2017 / By D. Samuelson

Off-grid living: Harvesting rainwater on a budget

Millions, especially in wealthier western nations, take water’s life giving sustenance for granted, believing that it will forever magically pour forth from the kitchen tap at the twist of a knob, or bubble up from the school yard drinking fountain. The recent horrors of lead in the drinking water in Flint, Michigan and other municipalities that contend with disintegrating infrastructures is still reverberating. […]

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