On the 1st of each month I’ll be posting a handful of links on innovation, in an effort to serve as a hub for this (presently scattered) community. I’ll post new links from the past month, and until I run out of backlog I’ll also dig into my bookmarks from the past year or so.
Links for July, 2016
Innovation Doesn’t Always Start in the Garage – Bloomberg View
The 7 biggest problems facing science, according to 270 scientists – Vox
Facebook’s Giant Internet-Beaming Drone Finally Takes Flight | WIRED
They Promised Us Jet Packs. They Promised the Bosses Profit. – The New York Times
Must Watch: Joel Mokyr (2015): Culture of Growth: Origins of the Modern Economy – Equitable Growth
Older Links
Speeding-up and Missed Opportunities: Evidence | Paul Romer
Two Australian mines are now operating with an all-driverless fleet of trucks – Vox
Guest post: Dirty Rant About The Human Brain Project | mathbabe
pazoulay.scripts.mit.edu/docs/nature.pdf
We’re on the Brink of a Revolution in Crazy-Smart Digital Assistants | WIRED
Science Isn’t Broken | FiveThirtyEight