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AI is changing the talent biotech companies compete to hire
Biotech has always competed for highly specialized talent. A company working in gene therapy, oncology or rare disease cannot simply hire a strong scientist; it needs someone with deep expertise in the specific science behind its work. As artificial intelligence (AI) becomes more integrated into research and development, that talent challenge is becoming even more complex. Some of the hardest people to find today are not traditional data scientists or traditional biologists.
AI is changing the talent biotech companies compete to hire
Biotech has always competed for highly specialized talent. A company working in gene therapy, oncology or rare disease cannot simply hire a strong scientist; it needs someone with deep expertise in the specific science behind its work. As artificial intelligence (AI) becomes more integrated into research and development, that talent challenge is becoming even more complex. Some of the hardest people to find today are not traditional data scientists or traditional biologists.
Why Specialized AI Engineers Need a Different Hiring Process
Home Technology & Industry AI By Darren Nelson, Founder & CEO, Recruits Lab by SVJ Thought Leader September 10, 2026 in AI, C-Suite Perspective, Enterprise Tech, Future of Silicon Valley, Leadership & Perspective, Technology & Industry 0 As artificial intelligence moves from rapid prototyping to core product architecture, technology companies in Silicon Valley face a structural hiring bottleneck. The industry practice of posting generic “AI Engineer” requisitions is no longer effective.
OPINION - Goldenomics 104: Trump’s Tariffs and Gold
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OPINION - Goldenomics 103: Gold Protects and Performs
This opinion piece was submitted to the Investing News Network (INN) by Darren Brady Nelson, who is an external contributor. INN believes it may be of interest to readers and has copy edited the material to ensure adherence to the company’s style guide; however, INN does not guarantee the accuracy or thoroughness of the information reported by external contributors. The opinions expressed by external contributors do not reflect the opinions of INN and do not constitute investment advice.
Q2 2025 Interim Financial Statements
Investor Insight Sarama Resources offers a compelling investment opportunity driven by a +US$120 million fully-funded arbitration claim and two new belt-scale gold projects encompassing 1,000 km2 of the Cosmo Newbery and Jutson Rocks Greenstone Belts in Western Australia’s prolific Eastern Goldfields.
OPINION - Goldenomics 102: The Shadow Price of Gold
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OPINION - Goldenomics 101: Follow the Money
As an economist, I, perhaps somewhat sadly, have many economist friends. One of them recently alerted me to a post on X that was even a shock to me in the toxic 2020s. That being: “Almost all political donations by Fed employees go to one party. The Fed is already politicized.” The post had a link to the data supporting this assertion, which was published at OpenSecrets.
Adam Smith 'blesses' Trump tariffs
The overreaction by many to President Donald Trump's dramatic, new tariffs, for all of one week, stunned even us. Overreaction, that is, not from those on the left, but from those on the political right-particularly libertarians and free-market economists. To them, tariffs are the ultimate, and unforgivable, economic "sin." This is quite odd, given that tariffs are just another tax. And for the USA, it is a tax with far less domestic impact on consumers.
JAMES CARTER AND DARREN BRADY NELSON: Adam Smith “Blesses” Trump Tariffs
The overreaction by many to President Donald Trump’s dramatic, new tariffs, for all of one week, stunned even us. Overreaction, that is, not from those on the left, but from those on the political right—particularly libertarians and free-market economists. To them, tariffs are the ultimate, and unforgivable, economic “sin.” This is quite odd, given that tariffs are just another tax. And for the USA, it is a tax with far less domestic impact on consumers.
DARREN NELSON: Here’s What It Will Take To Actually Solve America’s Debt Problem
The federal debt recently hit yet another all-time high, a staggering $34 trillion as of December 2023, propelled by a $1.7 trillion deficit between revenue and expenditures. Deficits propel debt, it’s true, but spending is the fuel. Despite what Democrats would have you believe, the solution is not to raise taxes — it’s not even to balance the budget, per se. The only long-term solution is to cut spending. It will take nothing short of an American Revolution 2.0 to accomplish serious cuts.
PRESS RELEASE: Report Outlines Novel Method to Decrease Spending and the National Debt
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, IL (January 18, 2023) – In a few days, the federal government will run out of money, sparking yet another budget showdown and possible government shutdown. For the past several years, the federal government has relied on stopgap spending bills while running trillion-dollar deficits, causing the national debt to balloon to more than $34 trillion and the country’s finances to fall into further disrepair.
CPI-X: A Novel Method to Decrease Spending and the National Debt
U.S. federal spending is out of control, and has been for several decades. In 1970, the federal government’s budget totaled $232 billion. In 2024, federal spending will rise to $7.9 trillion, an increase of 3,320 percent over the past 54 years. Even worse, federal spending is forecast to surge to $12.95 trillion by 2038. Decades of profligate spending has led to a perilous economic situation. As of 2023, the debt to GDP ratio is 119 percent, far higher than it was in 1970 at 34 percent.
Mises Wire
Influencers and Subjective Value: They Have Something to Teach Us Free MarketsMedia and CultureSubjectivism The latest from the world of social media is the role of "influencers." There is a perfectly good economic explanation for their popularity. Read More Nonmeasure for Nonmeasure DemocracyLibertarianismLiberalismPhilosophy How do people in a pluralistic society live peacefully with each other?
The RBA (reckless bank of Australia) needs a radical, not reserved, review
In a YouTube clip from the BBC show Blackadder II entitled The Idiots Guide to Alchemy, an exchange between Lord Blackadder (LB) and Lord Percy (LP) proceeds as follows: LP: ‘My Lord! Success!’ LB: ‘What?’ LP: ‘After literally an hour’s ceaseless searching I have succeeded in creating gold. Pure gold!’ LB: ‘Are you sure?’ LP: ‘Yes, My Lord.
Mises Wire
Forget the Liquidity Trap—Loose Monetary Policies Cause Recessions KeynesMonetary PolicyBusiness CyclesMonetary Theory At the heart of Keynesian business cycle theory is the so-called liquidity trap. Contra Keynes, however, economies don't falter because a sudden increase in the demand for money.
Federal Government Spending Is Out of Control and Unsustainable. Maine Shows a Way to Reduce Spending.
Economics The Biden administration has increased federal government spending by a record $3.4 trillion since January 2021. That includes such signature bills as… The Biden administration has increased federal government spending by a record $3.4 trillion since January 2021. That includes such signature bills as the American Rescue Plan Act of $1.8 trillion, the Inflation Reduction Act of $50.6 billion, and the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of $764.9 billion.
Mises Wire
What Happens When Human Progress Takes a Break? U.S. EconomyWar and Foreign PolicyWorld History We have experienced an unprecedented increase in the standard of living throughout the world. But recent developments have been blocking progress for the past several years. Read More The Case of Adani versus Hindenburg Bureaucracy and RegulationCapitalismFree MarketsLegal System Can private markets only be regulated by government?
Federal Government Spending Is Out of Control and Unsustainable. Maine Shows a Way to Reduce Spending. | Darren Brady Nelson
Home | Wire | Federal Government Spending Is Out of Control and Unsustainable. Maine Shows a Way to Reduce Spending. Federal Government Spending Is Out of Control and Unsustainable. Maine Shows a Way to Reduce Spending. Tags Bureaucracy and RegulationTaxes and Spending The Biden administration has increased federal government spending by a record $3.4 trillion since January 2021.
India’s “Bad Boys” Reopen 100 Coal Mines as Demand Skyrockets
Vijay Jayaraj – June 1, 2022 Political leaders of developing countries face constant pressure to generate enough electricity for their populations as they are being asked to reduce dependence on fossil fuels. In a bold and rebellious move, India has ordered reopening more than 100 dormant coal mines to meet skyrocketing domestic power demand.
Peter Hitchens
Peter Hitchens, 70, is a columnist for the London Mail on Sunday and the author of several books, including The Abolition of Britain, Short Breaks in Mordor, and The Rage Against God. He has worked for newspapers for 50 years, reporting on both domestic politics and foreign affairs. He has filed dispatches from 57 countries and lived as a resident correspondent in Moscow in 1990-92 and Washington in 1993-95. He is married with three children and lives in Oxford.
Austrian Axioms 101 | Darren Brady Nelson
Home | Wire | Austrian Axioms 101 Austrian Axioms 101 Tags Austrian Economics OverviewPhilosophy and MethodologyPraxeology This article is unashamedly in Friedrich von Hayek’s category of “second-hand dealers of ideas.” In fact, it is lower than that being third-hand.
Murray Rothbard on Christianity, Catholicism, and theology
A hidden gem of Murray Rothbard’s thinking on the “Whig Theory of History” was published by the Mises Institute here in 2010. This publication was excerpted from an edited transcript of “Ideology and Theories of History” (ITH), the first in a series of six lectures on the history of economic thought given by Rothbard in 1986, published here in 2006. ITH also contained hidden gold regarding his thoughts about Christianity and Catholicism in relation to history, economics, and liberty.
Halloween Week: Redeye
Nora woke up with a start, and immediately opened her laptop. There before here was a set of blurry rectangles filled with numbers on her screen. She blinked deliberately, bringing them back into focus. Something wasn’t adding up, and she was going to have to search cell by cell to find the error. Moving always sucks. The cable company was two hours late last nigh to install internet at her new apartment, and then she had to spend another two on the phone with tech support.
Publications - The Leaflet: Solutions for Rare Diseases Hindered by the Food and Drug Administration
October 4, 2020 The Heartland Institute highlights GR's latest work on Child Safety Accounts and Free to Choose Medicine while promoting the latest environment coalition letter from the Caesar Rodney institute. One Mother's Journey to Save Her Son Christina Herrin interviews Amber Freed: mother, activist, and founder of SLC6A1. Amber's son suffers from a rare disease and the Freed family, like so many others, is desperately searching for a cure for his condition.
Nelson: What Really Matters to BLM? An Analysis of Their Own Web Content
By Darren Brady Nelson - Let's do a statistical analysis of the priorities of Black Lives Matter in their own words. This year of 2020 has so far been the most unprecedented year in my living memory, going back to the mid-1970s. The two things that stand out the most have been the media, corporate, and government embrace of coronavirus-inspired tyranny and Black Lives Matter or BLM-inspired chaos.
Biden’s False Climate Promises
July 31, 2020 Biden’s multi-trillion dollar climate action plan is full of promises that the law says he cannot keep. Promising to do what you cannot do is a false promise. Here are some big-ticket examples. Biden’s multi-trillion dollar climate action plan is full of promises that the law says he cannot keep. Promising to do what you cannot do is a false promise. Here are some big ticket examples.
What Really Matters to BLM? an Analysis of Their Own Web Content
July 28, 2020 Let's do a statistical analysis of the priorities of Black Lives Matter in their own words. This year of 2020 has so far been the most unprecedented year in my living memory, going back to the mid-1970s. The two things that stand out the most have been the media, corporate, and government embrace of coronavirus-inspired tyranny and Black Lives Matter or BLM-inspired chaos. I have forensically examined both phenomenons twice before, including police-related studies and statistics.
The Bank of England: Money Creation in Their Own Words | Darren Brady Nelson
Home | Wire | The Bank of England: Money Creation in Their Own Words The Bank of England: Money Creation in Their Own Words Tags InflationMonetary PolicyMoney and BanksWorld History In March 2014 the world’s oldest central bank, the Bank of England (BoE), did every advocate of sound money a big but unintentional favor by publishing an official introduction to and an official detailed account of unsound money.
White Paper: How to Fix America’s Crumbling Infrastructure - Lessons from Australia
Home » White Paper: How to Fix America’s Crumbling Infrastructure — Lessons from Australia HVAC Design/Construction Process U.S. infrastructure is often characterized as “crumbling,” D-grade, or, at the very least, in need of much improvement.
Thomas Sowell at 90: Understanding Race Relations Around the World
June 17, 2020 The issue of race relations in America has reached a new high pitch with the killing of George Floyd by a Minneapolis policeman, followed by mass peaceful demonstrations and instances of violence, looting, and arson in cities around the country.
Publications - Research & Commentary: Missouri Legislators Pushing Internet Sales Tax Would Weaken State’s Struggling Economy
June 15, 2020 Additional internet sales tax regulations will weaken Missouri's already struggling economy. Despite this, mayors are calling Gov. Parson to call a special session over this issue. A coalition of Missouri mayors requested Gov. Mike Parson call lawmakers back to Jefferson City for a special session to pass a bill that would require remote vendors to collect Missouri sales taxes.
Happy Birthday, Adam Smith!
Perhaps the strongest and most effective enemy of racism is the competitive free market. Smith, an early and insightful student of markets, famously observed (in Wealth of Nations), "It is not from the benevolence of the butcher, the brewer, or the baker, that we expect our dinner, but from their regard to their own interest.
What Trumpnomics 1.0 Was and What 2.0 Could Be
May 29, 2020 Trumpnomics is it's own unique mix of economics values. Darren Brady Nelson breaks down how this has worked for the United States. I provided an overview of Trumponomicstwo years ago for this publication. With a presidential election in November and hopes of a V-shaped economic recovery from the coronavirus lockdowns prior to then, it is an opportune time to revisit this. Let’s first look at what has been and then what could be.
Publications - Policy Brief: How to Fix America's Crumbling Infrastructure: Lessons from Australia
May 11, 2020 Policymakers and analysts generally agree that much work and many reforms are needed to repair, improve, and enhance infrastructure in America. But how, exactly, should these goals be achieved?
Interview: Life Expectancy in the U.S. Improves but Says Little About Health Care System
March 23, 2020 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Health Statistics released new figures on life expectancy and the leading causes of death. Life expectancy in the United States for someone born in 2018 is 78.7 years, up one-tenth of a year from 2017 but still below the peak in 2014 at 78.9 years.
The "Bootleggers and Baptists" of the Coronavirus Crisis | Darren Brady Nelson
Home | Wire | The "Bootleggers and Baptists" of the Coronavirus Crisis President Donald Trump declared a state of emergency on Friday, March 13, due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). This comes about six weeks after the World Health Organization (WHO) did so on January 31. During that period, lower levels of government in the US and governments around the world have also been making such declarations.
Schools Produce Record Number of Nurse Practitioners, with Mixed Reactions
March 20, 2020 The number of nurse practitioners (NPs) in the United States has doubled in less than 7 years, a new study finds, which is raising questions among health care professionals about the implications.
The "Bootleggers and Baptists" of the Coronavirus Crisis
March 20, 2020 What will the long-term effects of the coronavirus be? Darren Brady Nelson breaks it down and compares it to prohibition era bootlegging. President Donald Trump declared a state of emergency on Friday, March 13, due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). This comes about six weeks after the World Health Organization (WHO) did so on January 31. During that period, lower levels of government in the US and governments around the world have also been making such declarations.
The Super Bowl Proves that America Is Not Broken
February 5, 2020 There was also an interesting regionalism in operation here: the left coast vs the heartland, and just look who won! Political allegory anyone? Raging competition. Athletic excellence. Thrilling commercial pitches. Exciting entertainment. A come-from-behind victory.
"Surveillance Capitalism": A Summary of Critics
January 27, 2020 Companies that allegedly practice "surveillance capitalism" have become seemingly inescapable in our modern economy, leading a host of critics to explain the many ways those like Facebook and Google threaten our lives and freedoms. The size and activities of Google, and other Big Tech companies, has increasingly grabbed the attention of many on the ideological left, center, and right.
Widespread Poverty Stats Greatly Overstate the Number of Americans Who Are Destitute
January 27, 2020 Contrary to AOC, the facts are clear that frequently reported federal poverty stats vastly overstate the number of Americans who are destitute.
"Surveillance Capitalism": A Summary of Critics | Darren Brady Nelson
Home | Wire | "Surveillance Capitalism": A Summary of Critics The size and activities of Google, and other Big Tech companies, has increasingly grabbed the attention of many on the ideological left, center, and right. (This is putting to one side the shortcomings of these particular categories.) On the Right, this has meant allegations of Google’s bias against conservatives. In the center, it has included allegations of Google’s power against competition.
Heartland's 2020 Vision
Happy New Year! Without a doubt, 2020 is going to be an interesting year, with an important presidential election just 11 months away. Looking back, 2019 was a banner year for freedom advocates. At the federal, state, and local levels, personal liberty and limited government continue to prevail over statist, socialist policies. However, those on the extreme Left—including a bevy of presidential contenders—are not standing pat and allowing freedom to flourish.
What It Was Like at Trump’s Milwaukee Rally Tuesday Night
January 15, 2020 Trump slowly walked and waved his way to the podium. When he waved my way, up in one of the “nose bleed” sections, but it weirdly felt like he was waving just at me. I attended the latest Trump 2020 rally Tuesday evening in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. This state is, of course, a key battleground for the November election. By way of quick background, I am an economist currently doing some freelance work from this my hometown of Milwaukee.
Government Subsidies and the Decline of Higher Ed: Lessons from Australia | Darren Brady Nelson
Home | Wire | Government Subsidies and the Decline of Higher Ed: Lessons from Australia The Productivity Commission (PC) of the Australian federal government has produced a number of reports in recent (and past) years on higher education. These well-researched and well-resourced studies provide an ideal foundation for exploring and explaining the history of, issues in and likely drivers for the “Disaster Down Under” … with possible lessons for the USA.
Trumponomics: what is it exactly?
The White House indirectly touted "Trumponomics" again in a recent press release that featured the following: The U.S. economy continues its streak of consecutive positive monthly job numbers. The unemployment rate edged down 0.1 percentage point over the month to 3.8 percent. This is the lowest unemployment rate in more than 18 years, and its benefits are being felt broadly across America.
The only real regulation reform is deregulation
In my previous article of Regulations Are Down But Not Out, I stated that: By the standards of competitive free markets, government agencies like the EPA can be made to operate less inefficiently but never truly efficiently. This means that the EPA, as well as other agencies and departments of the Trump Administration, should continue to focus on reducing, not 'improving', regulations in 2018 like they did in 2017. Reducing means deregulation.
Regulations are down but not out
Recently I attended the launch by Scott Pruitt of the EPA's new Office of Continuous Improvement (and, as proof, you can see me in the background of this official photo). Having worked in and around governments around the Anglosphere since the mid-1990s, these sort of initiatives do not fill me with much confidence. The reason is, by the standards of competitive free markets, government agencies like the EPA can be made to operate less inefficiently but never truly efficiently.
Marvel Infinity War villain is lefty green do-gooder
The Hollywood industry magazine of Variety recently reported that the movie Avengers: Infinity War has earned $1 billion faster than any other in cinematic history. This is great news, from two perspectives. One (less important) perspective is as a fan, because it is a fabulous film (superhero or otherwise) and one even deserving of an Oscar nomination. The other (more important) perspective is as an economist, because the core of the story is relevant to the Economics Infinity War.
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