Content by M. Mitchell Waldrop, Knowable Magazine
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Wed, 10/31/2018 - 12:01
This story was originally published by Knowable Magazine.
Back in the 1990s, when U.S. banks started installing automated teller machines in a big way, the human tellers who worked in those banks seemed to be facing rapid obsolescence. If machines…![](/sites/default/files/editorial_images/datamind520_2.jpg)
Thu, 08/30/2018 - 12:03
Alan Colquitt is a student of the ways people act in the workplace. In a corporate career that spanned more than 30 years, the industrial-organizational psychologist advised senior managers and human resources departments about how to manage talent—…![](/sites/default/files/editorial_images/3D-520_0.jpg)
Tue, 06/26/2018 - 12:03
This story was originally published by Knowable Magazine. Part one looked at the innovative possibilities inherent in 3D printing; here we consider some of its shortcomings and the solutions that companies are finding.
A few years into this century…![](/sites/default/files/editorial_images/3Dshoe520_0.jpg)
Mon, 06/25/2018 - 12:03
This story was originally published by Knowable Magazine.
Since May 2015, in a section of its WorldPort distribution center in Louisville, Kentucky, United Parcel Service (UPS) has been operating a spare parts warehouse with no spare parts. Instead…![](/sites/default/files/editorial_images/ParisWF520_0.jpg)
Wed, 06/20/2018 - 12:02
In ancient times, the story goes, cooks in the city of Sybaris were granted yearlong monopolies for the sale of unique dishes they created. Since then, generations of inventors have relied on patents to discourage copycats from stealing their best…