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Monday, December 25, 2023

Predatory Sparrows in Iran

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  In the United States, fears of widespread hacking causing major national disruptions have so far been mostly unfounded. ...
Monday, December 18, 2023

Are We Ready for Mandatory Alcohol Detectors in Cars?

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  Drunk driving has been a problem ever since automobiles were invented.   The alertness needed to control a motor vehicle...
Monday, December 11, 2023

Water Beads: A Small But Significant Ethics Issue

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  Water beads, which are spheres of a highly absorbent polymer compound that absorbs water to produce glassy-clear globule...
Monday, December 04, 2023

Consumer Reports Says Electric Cars Have More Problems

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  In a comprehensive survey covering vehicle model years 2021 through 2023, the publication Consumer Reports found that e...
Monday, November 27, 2023

Corpus Christi Gets a New Harbor Bridge --- Eventually

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  When my wife and I took a short vacation down to the Gulf Coast in October, we used part of a day to visit the Texas Sta...
Monday, November 20, 2023

Cruise Gets Bruised

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  General Motors' autonomous-vehicle operation is called Cruise, and just last August, it received permission (along w...
Monday, November 13, 2023

Should Social Media Data Replace Opinion Polls—And Voting?

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  Pity the poor opinion pollsters of today.   Their job has been mightily complicated by the rapidly changing nature of co...
Monday, November 06, 2023

The Biden Administration Tackles AI Regulation—Sort Of

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  In our three-branch system of government, the power of any one branch is intentionally limited so that the democratic ex...