Demographics: MSU Billings enrollment down
We are seeing many colleges and universities reporting a decline in enrollment. Some of this may be due to prior pandemic restrictions and economic impacts, as well as current labor…
Demographics: Why populations are shrinking in rural America
Rural areas are becoming older because their existing populations are aging in place, and few young adults are moving in – and a higher retention rate of young adults isn’t…
Demographics: Russia’s population is cratering
Emigration, war and a plunging birth rate form a ‘perfect storm’ Source: Russia’s population is in historic decline from emigration, war and plunging birth rate | Fortune Russia’s population has…
Education: Average pay by education level
This is an average for everyone in each category. This should NOT be read as saying you’ll make $80,000 per year right after graduating from college – instead, this is…
Business: Kroger’s acquisition of Albertsons/Safeway will not result in lower prices
It might result in higher profits, but not lower prices for consumers. Their goal is to turn grocery shopping into a surveillance service to better target you with advertising: One…
Public health: Germany to burn 800 million unused face masks
In early 2021, the world was consuming 3 million disposable face masks PER MINUTE. That means 180 million face masks disposed of every hour. Germany is set to burn almost…
Automation: Industrial and service robot usage growing rapidly
Robots are spreading at a record pace, from their traditional strongholds like making automobiles into nearly every other human endeavor. Source: Meet the Army of Robots Coming to Fill In…
Climate: Extinction Rebellion and Just Stop Oil are authoritarian, anti-democracy groups
Activists say their goal is for just 3.5% of the population to engage in “civil disobedience” as that will be sufficient to control the other 96.5% of the population: In…
Demographics, Education: Universities faced with enrollment declines
Enrollment declines and underfunding have hit the higher education system hard. A number of colleges are in financial jeopardy. Source: Colleges struggle with enrollment declines, underfunding post-Covid The next cohorts…
Education, Public health: Schools were closed during Covid-19 to force parents to work from home
This is in the Netherlands -public health lied about everything: “This report confirms that the school closures were also taken to force parents to work from home,” AOb chairman Tamar…
Demographics: Due to declining enrollment, Kansas City Public Schools considers closing schools
Faced with declining enrollment and aging buildings, Kansas City Public Schools is considering closing 10 schools as part of its long-term plan to expand student opportunities. Source: Kansas City Public…
Public Health: Did Pfizer claim its vaccine would prevent Covid-19? Yes.
Summary This week, a Pfizer executive, testifying in the European Parliament, was asked if Pfizer tested their vaccine in regard to preventing transmission of the Covid-19 infection. Her answer was…
Demographics, Education: Premium pay for Masters degrees falls
Salaries for Master’s Degrees: Income Gap Narrows With Raises for Bachelor’s – Bloomberg From population demographics, the cohort of young new workers in their 20s is now becoming smaller than…
Demographics: Generation “Jones” – the generation that followed the “Baby Boomers”
This is a repost of a 2016 blog entry on how the less known “Generation Jones” followed the “Baby Boomers”. The Baby Boom was an arbitrary grouping of people born…
Automation: “Banks turn to automation”
It is about becoming more efficient, less labor intensive: Large banks including Truist, JPMorgan Chase and Wells Fargo emphasized that they’re increasingly looking at automation beyond the context of specific…