In a recent Wall Street Journal column, a contributor argues that the disappearance of small, neighborhood businesses costs communities their character and personal independence. The piece describes how local corner stores are being replaced by large-scale chains and car-dependent shopping models. The Retail Landscape Shift: Loss of Autonomy: The transition from walkable corner stores to … Read more
A positioning error of a couple of meters is enough to cause an autonomous car to change lanes, said Charles Lin, an earth science professor at National Cheng Kung University.
Fifteen million dollars for half a continent In 1803, the United States acquired 830,000 square miles of territory for $15 million, a transaction that effectively doubled the size of the nation. To grasp the sheer scale of this bargain, one must look at the math of the era: the deal averaged roughly 3 to 4 … Read more
Behind the Curtain at New York’s Lincoln Center Sitting in the second tier of the Wu Tsai Theater in David Geffen Hall, visitors are asked to put their hands together and clap as loudly as possible. On the count of three, an initial thunk echoes before the sound lingers in the air. “Did you hear … Read more
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