“Things I’ve Learned from Lately” is a regular compilation of articles that have made me a smarter marketer. Hopefully, they’ll help you, too.

Charge Up with Your Bod - We love them when they’re full, and we hate them when they’re drained. I’m talking about batteries, and as tech makes its way into every corner of our lives, batteries are becoming an even greater necessity. Ars Technica looks at the future potential for our bodies to charge our devices. After all, our bodies produce enough energy to power a moderately used device. Scientists want to figure out how to harness it.

Your Car Just Got Hacked - So you’re driving down the road, and the air conditioner starts blasting, the radio starts blares and the windshield wipers turn on, but you did nothing to make this happen. That was the situation for Wired’s Andy Greenberg as he drove down the highways of St. Louis. He let hackers Charlie Miller and Chris Valasek show him an exploit they found in older Chrysler vehicles that lets them take control.

Ban Killer Robots? I’m Listening - Technology is advancing quickly, so quickly that Elon Musk, Steve Wozniak and Stephen Hawking have felt the need to call for a ban on “offensive autonomous weapons.” I usually feel lucky to live in a time where change is constant, but calls to action like this one should at least make us stop and consider the ramifications of our progress. Blind progress is dangerous. Calculated progress is amazing.

Amazon’s Upping Its Grocery Game - Amazon is in the process of developing a drive-up grocery store. The retailer is all about convenience and getting stuff you want to you as quickly and easily as possible. The move shows (what we already knew) that Amazon has its sights set on every aspect of consumers’ lives, which means if you sell something, Amazon wants to sell it instead.