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Much like Christmastime and baseball season, back to school is less of a calendar item that affects me personally and more of a general, seasonal mood. It conjures up the feeling of bare legs in an air-conditioned Target, the smell of fresh pencils, the static-y plastic on brand new notebooks, …

Automation and Jobs Read our latest special issue. Open Now When I first started as a technology investor, I became interested in Neil Postman’s work at NYU. He stated — in a time of the rising proliferation and expansion of television programming — that mediums of mass persuasion and influence needed …

Here’s a batch of food-related questions from readers: how to spend less on food, how to get more value out of food, and so on. Food makes up one of the biggest flexible parts of a family’s budget, so honing your techniques for getting the most value out of your …