I’m including it here for those who, like myself, are metric conversion disadvantaged (see box). Hopefully, after making the conversions for a long enough time, one can begin to have the internal ...

The metric system is, quietly and behind the scenes, now the standard in most industries, with a few notable exceptions like construction. Its use in public life is also on the uptick, as anyone ...

The great metric conversion obviously never happened, and it’s now I-19 that stands out as anomaly. This is the only stretch of continuous highway in the U.S. where road signs, markers, and exit ...

Almost 40 years after the 1975 Metric Conversion Act, the head of the U.S. Metric Program explains why change is hard.