What We’re Reading
WA lawmakers kick hunt for major airport site far into the future
After a ferocious backlash from the communities at the three shortlisted sites and at another near Enumclaw in King County studied separately, all four locations are now off the table.
Alaska Airlines Working With ZeroAvia to Develop World’s Largest Zero-Emission Aircraft
Alaska Airlines has cemented its partnership with ZeroAvia, presenting one of its Bombardier Q400 turboprops with plans to be retrofitted with a hydrogen-electric propulsion system further to explore the capacity and technology of zero-emission flights.
US Transportation Labor Market Update – 2023 Q1
While job postings in other areas of transportation have weakened, others have climbed or at least held steady. Aviation job postings are up 5.3% over the past year.
I believe global human employment would rise, not fall, with the development of AGI—as it has with all innovations and automation beforehand. There would be a massive reallocation of workers across sectors and companies, a destabilization of many industries, and a host of short-term losers, but on net, the effects would be extremely positive for economic output, growth, and employment.
As science denial grows, science museums fight back by teaching scientific literacy
Science museums across the nation are taking on a bigger role in supporting teachers in the classroom and helping learners think critically about science.