Replacement

There are a few jobs just begging for robot replacement. Most of them are jobs too dangerous for humans, but some are because the humans who currently occupy the positions are unfit for duty. Bomb squad, for instance, already has robots on the job. It’s an extremely hazardous line of work, so the robot bomb …

The Mighty

The mighty door opener! Keeper of keys. Earring. Standard craft supply. Symbol of 9-5 life and white collar drudgery. Tie-clip for the immediate line above. Link in a chain. Attractor of magnets. Destroyer! …of vacuum cleaner machines. Killer of time, when you bend it into other shapes like a five-pointed star, a mini racecar, or …

Epidemiology

There’s a skill I think everyone should have, and this skill is tied inseparably to epidemiology. One way to illustrate the skill, is through alcoholism. If people who drink alcohol are healthy, does that fact mean drinking alcohol is healthy, or does it mean people who are healthy will take risks, such as imbibing something …