A weekly roundup of interesting technology, medical, and sustainability news served up in perfect conversation-starter tidbits. Let's close out the month of September by answering the question What could possibly be better than a self-driving car? 1. Answer: No car insurance. (From The Economist) If human error is all but eradicated when it comes to car-driving with the liability shifting to the manufacturer vs. the driver, the insurance industry could be looking at a seismic

A weekly roundup of interesting technology, medical, and sustainability news served up in perfect conversation-starter tidbits. This week we're channeling Olivia Newton John as we sing (mostly off-key): "Let's get smar-ar-ter, smart-ar-ter: Let's get smar-ar-ter, smart-ar-ter!" 1. From the White House - Starting with the most official news of the week, the White House announced a new policy aimed at the facilitation of automated vehicles. Also included in this fact sheet from

A weekly roundup of interesting technology, medical, and sustainability news served up in perfect conversation-starter tidbits. This week we're all about driverless cars and some big news that's come out this week. 1. From The Atlantic - We're starting with a bang this week and The Atlantic's story about the cozy relationship between Google and national regulators is perfect for starting a great conversation at tonight's happy hour. There's a lot to unpack here and as always,

We're starting a new segment on the blog where we'll bring you five interesting stories on Fridays that fall in the realm of emerging technology to fuel your weekend's conversations. 1. From CNET - There's a new startup on the block and it's helping build the backbone of self-driving cars. Civil Maps has just rolled out even more functionality to its self-driving car mapping software and now is 'overlaying street signs and other traffic infrastructure with identifying tags ge