Why Does a Robot’s Gender Matter?

Shown by a male or female identity, gendered technology for our robotic vacuum cleaners or self-driving cars creates an emotional attachment.

Weekly Roundup: From Shopping More to Driving Less

Our everyday economics includes tradeoffs, debt ceiling, fiscal policy, GDP, productivity, entitlements, regulation, autonomous vehicles, and innovation.

How the Driverless Car is About More Than Driving

Related to customization, sharing, software dominance, job losses, and ripples of disrupting the status quo, the driverless car is an innovation prototype.