52 things learned in 2017

[Mugwump]

https://medium.com/fluxx-studio-notes/52-things-i-learned-in-2017-d9fb0040bdcb

52 things I learned in 2017

Between projects at Fluxx, and editing a book, I learned several learnings.

In Silicon Valley, startups that result in a successful exit have an average founding age of 47 years.[Joshua Gans]
   
Traders in Shenzhen electronics markets now rely on smartphone translation apps to communicate — not just with foreigners, but with people speaking other Chinese dialects. [Mark Pesce]
   
"Artificial intelligence systems pretending to be female are often subjected to the same sorts of online harassment as women." [Jacqueline Feldman]
   
   Laser Snake is a writhing robotic arm with a 5kw laser mounted on one end. It's first job: cutting up old nuclear power stations. [James Condliffe]

..etc

[BillT]

The other side of globalization:

#48: In 1990, more than a third of people on Earth lived on less than $1.90 a day, adjusted for local prices. By 2013, barely 10 percent of people did.