Robots as pack mules
If you carry equipment to do home repairs, remodeling or gardening, you’ll soon be able to have a robotic pack mule. Fast Forward Piaggio, the company…
Category: General Interest
Can you regulate quiet?
The Department of Transportation asked for public input on airline quiet in February as it pondered whether voice calls should be banned on flights….
Earth Day 2017 Too late for the vaquita? Porpoise months from extinction
The small porpoise that lives only in the northern Gulf of California is down to 30 members, according to Science magazine. A new report in February…
Cherokee? Prove it to yourself
This may come as a shock to Baby Boomers, but Iron Eyes Cody, the native American who cried about litter, is not Cherokee. He’s not an Indian. He’s…
‘Pay what you can’ cafes spring up
Pay what you can’ (PWYC) cafes and restaurants have sprung up around the world as a way of revolutionizing charitable food giving. In the U.S., there are…
When it’s time: How to end a friendship
Many of us, say relationship experts, hold on to relationships long past the expiration date. If a friendship hurts, says Lillian Skye Noble, writing for…
Dealing with a demanding boss
Anyone working in corporate America is bound to have a run-in with a demanding boss. According to the American Psychological Association (APA), managing a…
Basic Social Security strategies for couples
Social Security is, like many government programs, rife with confusion. For those nearing retirement age, it would be wise to plan now to create the…
Beards are in
Beards are sprouting everywhere, especially among men ages 18-24. About 39 percent of these young men have beards today as opposed to a year ago, when…
To my Valentine
Romance aside, Valentine’s Day can be a frantic event, but lucrative for greeting card makers, florists, and restaurateurs. In 2017 your chances of being…