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The Informal Economy |
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| When you pay for a steak at a restaurant, you��셱e supporting the formal economy. Part of the price of your meal pays for taxes, which in turn pay for schools, roads, police and fire protection, and so on. |
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Space: The Final Eco |
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| Forty to fifty years ago, space stations and commercial space travel were part and parcel of nearly everyone��셲 vision of the 21st century. We all remember the ��쏱an Am space-plane��� arriving at the enormous rotating space station in the early moments of Stanley Kubrick��셲 2001: A Space Odyssey. |
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The Self-Driving Car |
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| Imagine getting into your car and telling the driver to take you to the office, the airport, or the mall. You relax while you��셱e ferried to your destination and dropped at the door. Your car then waits discreetly for your return trip. Not too unusual if you employ a driver or use a limo service. However, that��셲 a little pricey for the mass market. But, imagine that your driver is not a human being but rather an affordable, computerized feature on your vehicle. |
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The Greens Are Fadin |
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| Despite their best efforts and those of their political and academic allies, the well-funded Green Movement is being marginalized - and this decline is likely to continue.
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The Money, Freedom, |
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| What do the fabled chief executives of top corporations do when they retire? |
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