Airbus has since taken the gospel of centralization to heart, consolidating decision-making and design for its newest aircraft, the A350.

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The debts have been incurred for a reason or reasons that stem from the design of a bizarre system of subsidy, and decision making that ignores markets.

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When people are making a buying decision over pottery, it's usually the design, the shape that people go for - and then the price.

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For example, one day we might be able to design apps that allow people to probe their own cognitive abilities (processing speed, memory, decision-making, etc.) at any time during the day and track these abilities over the years, transmitting the results from their smartphones to a health care provider if desired.

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