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Robots Ate My Job

Posted on April 4, 2012 by Dexter Industries

We’re big fans of the radio show Marketplace on NPR. Marketplace recently did a fantastic week-long peice on how robots are changing the economy, for better and (some people think) for worse. Continue reading →

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Early Computers

Posted on November 15, 2011 by Dexter Industries

We saw this fascinating article on the New York Times about mechanical computers. Long before the digital age, computers were being used for practical purposes. We saw this post in the NY Times and it reminded us of something that … Continue reading →

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“E” is for Engineer

Posted on September 13, 2011 by Dexter Industries

“I also wish children could understand how much fun I have. Because we need more engineers in this country for sure if we hope to remain globally competitive.” Continue reading →

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