But For Data Analytics We Would Drown in Data Deluge
We have all heard of the proverbial needle in the haystack based on the idea that it is almost impossible to find a needle in a haystack. The current data deluge has been called a…
Author Archives: David Russell Schilling
About David Russell Schilling
David enjoys writing about high technology and its potential to make life better for all who inhabit planet earth.
How Technological Change Defines the Ethos, Device Preferences of Each Generation
What Generation Are You In? Can you imagine rock and roll or Woodstock without electric guitars? Would the world have seen a Cold War without nuclear weapons? And would an “Arab Spring” have been possible…
How Zodiac Aerospace Explosion Disrupted Supply Chain, Slashed Profits
IndustryTap has reported on a number of garment factory incidents like the Bangladesh factory fire of 2015 and chemical factory & supply explosions including 5 Chemical Plant Explosions and the Enormous Explosion in Tianjin, China last summer. When critical parts…
How Blockchain Will Disrupt the World
According to CoinDesk, Microsoft is moving heavily into blockchain technology after two years of testing that began in 2014. For a big player like Microsoft to seek to capitalize on this technology speaks volumes. At…
Biohacking & the Rise of Digital Biology
The field of biohacking, which includes “digital biology” and “synthetic biology,” is relatively new but seeks to make changes in many areas of biological research and technology to improve the human condition and the natural…
The Future of the Commercial Drone Industry is Big, Small & Bright
The US FAA, other government organizations, and politicians may have dragged their feet on finalizing drone rules and standards, but make no mistake, drones are big business. This week, Oregon representative Earl Blumenauer introduced the…
Life Will Get More Severe for Today’s Weather Forecasters
Perhaps the only profession with a worse batting average than economics is weather forecasting. News station managers have long known weather forecasting to be a losing proposition and have “robbed Peter to pay Paul” by…
Emergence of Robotics, AI Comparable to Rise of Human Life
Robots and artificial intelligence (AI) are advancing and merging like never before, but a complete merger isn’t expected for a couple of decades. What may happen at that point is “singularity,” the complete merging of…
Startup Turning Food Waste Into Nutritious Ingredients
IndustryTap has reported on the new French law that prohibits food waste by supermarkets. In the UK, a group of politicians has come out with a list of “least ethical” British supermarkets in an attempt…
How Cognitive Bias Makes Us Blind, Deaf & Dumb
If you played the recent record lottery in the United States that reached $1.3 billion, chances are you were suffering from one form of cognitive bias or another. It might have been the bandwagon effect…
