The past several decades of American economic growth and technological development have seen signs of stagnation. Total factor productivity growth is stalling, research productivity is declining, and the advances we do see in the world of bits often feel shallow. This is in contrast to the breakneck pace of world-altering innovation in the early and mid 20th century. Much of the progress in this time came out of focused research organizations within large and profitable American corporations like Xerox or AT&T. This
Google's 21st Century Corporate Research Lab
Google's 21st Century Corporate Research Lab
Google's 21st Century Corporate Research Lab
The past several decades of American economic growth and technological development have seen signs of stagnation. Total factor productivity growth is stalling, research productivity is declining, and the advances we do see in the world of bits often feel shallow. This is in contrast to the breakneck pace of world-altering innovation in the early and mid 20th century. Much of the progress in this time came out of focused research organizations within large and profitable American corporations like Xerox or AT&T. This