A Socibot Kiosk intercactive robot, developed by Engineered Arts. Bertrand GuayAFP/Getty
A Socibot Kiosk intercactive robot, developed by Engineered Arts. Bertrand GuayAFP/Getty
Peak coal industry employment was in 1930, when approximately 130,000 people had jobs in the coal industry. Today, as the Washington Post so memorably framed it, fewer people work in the mines than at Arby’s. Coal production, on the other hand, has continued to rise over time, from 400 million short tons in 1940 to 1.17 billion short tons by 2008.It’s not that miners have gotten superhumanly productive; it’s that machinery has replaced people.The current presidential administration frequently focuses […]
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