Innovation, 100M Shots, and Replaced by Robots
We're back with more items worth reading about innovation, social media, a little bit of history, and some future tech trends.
Last week, we gave you 42 items worth reading. This week, we taking a look at innovation. Where does it come from? Who does it best? How can we use it to re-boot economic growth, scientific advancement, and our hopes for the future?
What’s the Big Idea?
“The public sector is responsible for developing some of the most important large-scale innovations in human history, including the internet, GPS, the interstate highway system, and social security. We must encourage a new generation of innovators to work in government if we ever hope to unleash a new era of scientific innovation.” - Sean McManus and Brett Dobbs (Fast Company)
Podcast: Is it time to stop complaining about big government?
How one American city is building an innovation infrastructure
More than 100M vaccinations and counting. It is a huge milestone but what does that mean for things getting back to normal?
What’s Up With Social Media?
Digital 2021 Report: The evolution of the digital landscape in the U.S.
2021 Social Media Cheat Sheet: Image sizes for every social network
Learn Something New
“Anxiety is nothing but repeatedly experiencing failure in advance. What a waste.”
Is F.E.A.R. holding you back? (It’s an acronym for False Evidence Appearing Real)
Is Google E-A-T actually a ranking factor? (It stands for Expertise Authority Trust)
What you can do to fight violence and racism against Asian Americans
Podcast: SMS vs email, how to leverage social media (the right way), and the content tipping point
Not a Newsletter: A monthly guide to sending better emails (It’s a Google Doc)
A playbook for start ups (This was created for digital news start ups but anyone can leverage the tips to launch a new product or campaign)
The Week in History
March 21, 2006: First Tweet was sent (We’ll do the math for you. It was 15 years ago but it feels like social media has been around forever)
March 19-21, 2003: A shock and awe campaign and decapitation strike marked the start of the Iraq War
March 20, 1995: An apocalyptic cult attacked civilians in major capital city
March 20, 1933: Emergency legislation was signed into law during FDR’s first 100 days to stabilize the economy as a response to the Great Depression. This was an early part of the New Deal which would go on to provide aid to those in need, public works, and programs or institutions that are still with us today like the Tennessee Valley Authority, the FDIC, the SEC, SNAP, and Social Security.
March 20, 1345: Scholars at the time thought that the Black Death was caused by a triple conjunction of Saturn, Jupiter, and Mars in the night sky that caused “bad air” or a miasma. Science would later provide evidence that the bubonic plague was caused by bacteria (Y.pestis) that was carried by fleas and spread across Europe and Asia by rats, people, and trade ships.