Top Stories published by Culture of Energy in April of 2015

In an automated world, human error is a key source of risk

By Siddharth Singh, 3rd April, 2015

Humans make mistakes*. That should hardly come as a surprise.

With the International Federation of Robotics forecasting a massive uptake of…


The Micro-Multinational Firm

By Saahil Parekh, 14th April 2015

Local Motors, a small car company in Arizona, US, has an ironical name: it is anything but local. It is a global community of co-creators and brings the coolest automobile innovations to the market through a network of…


Understanding the Impact of Robots on Employment — Part 1

By Siddharth Singh, 15th April 2015

The robots, they are coming. The International Federation of Robotics (a German organisation) forecasts a massive uptake of industrial robots in the next few years…


Job Maximization, Not Profit

By Saahil Parekh, 16th April 2015

This is the age of freelancers and entrepreneurs, heavily reliant on the Internet, who believe in creating employment for themselves by seeking profits in very niche segments hitherto unexplored. This often involves…