Regulating the Future
Government pretends it's the cause of progress, then it strangles innovation.
Innovation
Stealing Music Was the Late '90s Version of Drug Experimentation in the '60s
How Music Got Free author Stephen Witt on the creation of the MP3 and the death of the music industry
David Bowie Foresaw the Collapse of the Music Industry and Adjusted Accordingly
The singer sold "Bowie Bonds," which securitized his future royalties.
Oil Price Super-Cycle Collapse: Party Like It's 1998?
Never bet against human ingenuity operating in free markets.
Ted Cruz Is Wrong: Climate Change Does Not Necessarily Entail Progressive Policies
"Hot or cold, cooling or freezing, global egalitarian measures are required."
The Hyperloop Is Landing the Private Investment That Eludes High-Speed Rail
Company planning an early test in Nevada soon.
Ronald Bailey Outlines Solution to Climate Change Over at Scientific American
Richer is more climate-friendly, especially for developing countries.
Eyes on the Skies! Google Wants Drone Deliveries by 2017.
Waiting for FAA regulatory framework is the pits.
Oil Prices to Fall to $20 Per Barrel?
Surprise: Oil production did not peak on Thanksgiving Day 2005
Hyperloop Project Inches Closer to Becoming a Real Thing
Two tech companies offer services to develop prototype.
Self-Driving Cars Could Destroy Fine-Based City Government. What's the Downside?
Increasing automation limits the ability of authorities to profit off human error.
The U.S. Patent System is Broken: Derek Khanna on Trolling and Low-Quality Patents
Our current patent policy hurts our economy and hampers innovation.
Capitalism Spurs Medical Innovation
Efforts to remove the 'profit motive' from medicine is a self-interested move by professional meddlers.
How Stuffed Animals Got Cheaper, Softer, and Safer
Here's a true tale of why things are better than they used to be.
Amazon Gets Permission to Fiddle with Delivery Drones, Very, Very Carefully
FAA allows them to fly during the day, with pilot and observer always watching.
Could Automation Be Labor Unions' Death Knell?
Automation needn't be scary for workers, but for traditional unions, the robot future may hold a different fate.
Who Will Be Screwed Over by the FAA's New Drone Rules?
The precautionary principle strikes again.
How Central Planners Kill Innovation
It's no coincidence that most innovation happens in cities far from Washington, D.C.
Professors Resist Higher Education Innovation
Some vendors of higher education may have to be dragged, kicking and screaming, to make improvements
Can We Save Nature by Making It Economically Useless?
"Decoupling" human economy from ecology could render large areas of pastures, croplands, and managed forests too remote for exploitation.
Smartphones vs. Taxi Drivers
Regulators and entrenched interests scramble to cope with the e-hailing revolution.
How Cutting-Edge Medicine Might Have Spared Us the Ebola Epidemic
The promise of technical end-runs around government ineptitude
Let's Play God!
Gene drives could be a powerful new tool to manage wild ecosystems.
Dell Becomes Latest Mainstream Brand to Embrace Bitcoin
Dell is making cryptocurrencies more accessible to mainstream consumers by accepting Bitcoin on its website.
