TrendsWatch 2014 – American Alliance of Museums

Robots! Are Rosie, Voltron, Bender and their kin finally coming into their own?

By Elizabeth Merritt

For decades (if not centuries), futurists, writers and inventors have promised that robotic help—mechanized beings ready to serve as soldiers, maids, chauffeurs—is just on the horizon. In 1988 pundits predicted “convenience robots” would …
Privacy in a Watchful World: What have you got to hide?

By Elizabeth Merritt

In a world where companies and governments can, and increasingly do, track vast amounts of personal information about our habits, preferences, behavior, communications and even our thoughts, where will we draw the line? People evidently …
For Profit for Good: The rise of the social entrepreneurs

By Elizabeth Merritt

For years, well-meaning critics have been telling nonprofits to act more like businesses: to do a better job marketing, to innovate, to develop a strong brand identity. It’s ven been suggested that nonprofits sometimes use their …

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