Public health: Remember monkeypox?
I’m so old, I remember when an expert predicted everyone would have Monkeypox by July: Follow up: Monkeypox projection made May 24, 2022 – Coldstreams Then it was revised to…
Public health: They did everything right but got Covid anyway …
The CDC Director contracted Covid one month after receiving her bivalent booster shot (likely her 4th or 5th booster). Like Biden and Fauci, she took Paxlovid and then had a…
Demographics: Due to abortion laws, many young men choosing sterilization procedures
In the US, some young men report that legal changes to reproductive rights have catalysed them to opt for vasectomies. Source: Vasectomy: The US men embracing permanent birth control –…
Energy: Partially wind powered coal carrying cargo ship (?)
Drops typical fuel usage from 500,000 Liters to 475,000 liters – so it can carry coal. What? This is confusing. The world’s first partly wind-powered bulk carrier sailed to the…
Demographics: Key school district in Silicon Valley sees enrollment declines
Guess it is a mystery why this happening: Santa Clara Unified and school districts all over the Country are concerned about enrollment declines. At the Board of Trustees Meeting on…
Demographics: The diversity of languages in the U.S. due to immigration
Contrary to what some Americans seem to believe, the United States historically has been a polyglot nation containing a diverse array of languages. At the time of independence, non-English European…
Demographics: History of Federal immigration laws from 1917 on
Good grief By the 1920’s, nearly one-third of the American population consisted of immigrants and their families. The birthrate among this segment of the population suggested that the proportion of…
Demographics: Both Ukraine and Russia’s populations are in long term collapse
According to the World Bank, Ukraine’s 2020 birth rate was 1.22 children per 1,000 woman, one of the world’s lowest. By comparison, the global average rate was 2.2 and 1.4…
Demographics: Alaska schools see declining enrollment because of declining birth rates
ASD Superintendent Jharrett Bryantt specifically cited the declining community birthrate as one of the factors. ASD CFO Jim Anderson defended the cuts saying that it would also help the district…
Health: Cycling head injuries are a low probability but high-risk event
Head injuries are a low probability but very high-risk event when bicycling or motorcycling or even skateboarding. Much is made of the story about the Attorney who fought Florida helmet…