Although trends in many physical characteristics and cognitive capabilities of modern humans are well-documented, less is known about how personality traits have evolved over time. We analyze data from a standardized personality test administered to 79% of Finnish men born between 1962 and 1976 (n = 419,523) and find steady increases in personality traits that predict higher income in later lif...

The percentage of Internet users in economically developing countries rose from 2% to 27% in the last decade. Eighty percent of the 25 fastest growing countries in the number of Internet users in 2004 were economically developing countries. This digital access progress in economically developing countries is a positive turn around from a decade ago. While Internet users per 100 inhabitants indi...

One of the key issues in regulation crop robots is need for human supervision. Economic analysis indicates that autonomous farming potentially reduces agricultural production costs, but such costs may often become higher than conventional when constant on-site supervision required by law. However, there are cases where a level robot helps maximise profits even if it not mandated law, as field o...