Monthly Archives: July 2012

There are many different forms of measuring technological change and diffusion. A couple are Moore’s Law — named after Intel co-founder Gordon Moore — which states that the number of circuits in a microchip doubles every two years. Another is … Continue reading →

This one goes out to Beth, whose mother is in town today. Yesterday, I accused a co-worker of being too suspicious. Her response, “If your mother says she loves you, check it out.”  I thought the old adage of the Chicago … Continue reading →

Today marks the 208th anniversary of the famous duel between Alexander Hamilton (it’s all about the Hamiltons, baby) and Aaron Burr, the answer to that trivia question in that amazing Got Milk? commercial. With that, we might want to take … Continue reading →

Today, Americans celebrate the 236th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Many refer to today as Independence Day; however, July 4, 1776 was actually the date on which the Congress adopted the Declaration. Independence was actually declared … Continue reading →