Posts by Andy Heikkila
Wireless Innovations Leave Used Connect Cars at Risk
The IoT itself is already growing extremely rapidly, and 87% of mainstream consumer still don’t understand it all. This lack of knowledge ensures that along with the benefits of connectivity, so too will arise problems.
Read MoreTranshumanist Innovation and the Future of Work, Health, and Personhood
“Transhumanism†isn’t a word that many people are familiar with. At least not yet. Just as “The Internet of Things†and “Automation†have begun to creep into the popular english lexicon, “Transhumanism†will also see its day at the forefront of our zeitgeist–perhaps sooner rather than later. The more popular and perhaps crude term for…
Read MoreThe Government and the IoT: New problems require new solutions
As time progresses, the Internet of Things (IoT) creeps further and further from our periphery and into our everyday lives. The government, usually the last to adopt any type of technological innovation, is now finding use for the IoT as well (although some might argue that the large-scale network required by the IoT makes it…
Read MoreWhen Innovation Meets 3D Printing, Desktop Manufacturing Will See Revival
With the right type of innovation, desktop manufacturing will enjoy the same fate as the computer. All it will take is a little bit of time, and a lot of 3D-printed innovation.
Read MoreHow the Innovation in the IoT Will Boost Our Economy
When people think about the Internet of Things (IoT) in relation to the economy, they generally fall into one of two camps. One side of things looks the IoT and sees money, to the tune of $11.1 trillion annually, if you look at McKinsey’s evaluation. Others focus on more dire aspects. Ars Technica reports that…
Read MoreCultural Lag: When Innovation Moves Faster Than Regulation
Everybody loves Elon Musk. Well, everybody that’s not in the business of fossil fuels and other non renewable energy resources, that is. Earlier this year, Robert E. Murray of Murray Energy Corp, America’s largest privately owned coal company, took to calling Musk “a fraud†on CNBC. Musk made headlines, after taking to Twitter to fire…
Read MoreInnovative IoT Ups and Downs (Still) Hinge Largely On Security
The idea of an IoT future is both exciting and terrifying. Unfortunately, for every wonderful idea made plausible by the IoT, there are still core issues that need to be worked out. With consequences ranging from annoying to potentially deadly, it’s hard to weigh the potential benefits made plausible and possible by innovation in the IoT against the dangers that the same systems will inherently expose us to. Nevertheless, we must look ahead and realize that even if the IoT is-coming-no-matter-what, there is no similar promise that follows in terms of security and disaster mitigation–at least not yet.
Read MoreThe Skills Gap is a Myth Stifling Innovation in Business
If there’s one thing that I’m getting sick of hearing about, it’s the skills gap. Don’t get me wrong, there’s a very real situation happening here: as of the last business day of June 2016, there were 5.6 million jobs available in the U.S. according to the Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS) for…
Read MoreInnovation in the World Demands Adaptability in the Workplace
The online magazine Digital Trends suggests that automation will commandeer around 5 million jobs by 2020. That means that 5 million workers are going to have to resign themselves to joblessness, or will have to improve current and even learn new sets of skills so that they can flourish…
Read MoreWill Innovation be Responsible for Destroying Jobs and Creating Mass Technological Unemployment?
While some see the technology as a catalyst for good, imbued with the ability to change society for the better and positively navigable in regards to its implementation, others fear the threat of technological unemployment will render human beings obsolete. Is technological unemployment in our future?
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