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Feb 17, 2016

There Was an Uber in 1914 — but the Trolley Monopoly Shut it Down

By Siddharth Singh, 17th February, 2016

Travis Kalanick, the CEO of Uber brought to light an interesting fact. Back in 1914, someone started a ridesharing service that closely resembles Uber…

Siddharth Singh in Culture of Energy

Dec 3, 2015

Oil Would Never Surpass Coal, They Once Said

By Siddharth Singh, 3rd December, 2015

John Kemp, an energy analyst at Thompson Reuters, posted a fascinating quiz that revealed how the potential of oil was dismissed in its early days by some very important players in the…

Siddharth Singh in Culture of Energy

Aug 1, 2015

Lesson from 1945: Striking Taxi and Tube Drivers and the Threat of Automation

By Siddharth Singh, 1st August 2015

An interesting anecdote about automated elevators from the 1940s provides an insight into how disruptive technologies go mainstream…

Siddharth Singh in Culture of Energy

Jul 15, 2015

The fear and regulation of Artificial Intelligence

By Siddharth Singh, 15th July 2015

In the last several months, Elon Musk and Professor Stephen Hawking — two thought leaders in science and technology — have voiced their fear of Artificial Intelligence (AI). This…

Siddharth Singh in Culture of Energy

Jun 16, 2015

Understanding the impact of robots on employment — A Prequel

By Siddharth Singh, 16th June, 2015

Among other disruptions, this blog intends to look at conversations surrounding the increasing automation of the global economy — and its impact on the employment…

Siddharth Singh in Culture of Energy

Feb 25, 2015

Disruptions in the music industry

By Siddharth Singh, 23rd February, 2015

The music industry has been prone to disruptions in the sale of recorded music, as is evidenced by the graph below made by Michael DeGusta on Business Insider.