Demographics: The aging EU population in a chart
2021 versus 2100 population distribution. More old folks, fewer young folks. Source: Visualizing The European Union’s Aging Population by 2100
Economy: Dr Doom says “Stock markets will drop another 40%”
He has been known as Dr. Doom for over a dozen years now. The debt crisis is here, Nouriel Roubini says. Expect central banks to wimp out in their fight…
Science: Many researchers cannot reproduce their own or other’s experimental results
This seems like a bit of a problem: More than 70% of researchers have tried and failed to reproduce another scientist’s experiments, and more than half have failed to reproduce…
Robotics: Robotics packaging systems can now work safely, side-by-side, with humans
These safety features open new opportunities to deploy robotic automation systems, side by side with human workers, so each can do what they do best: “The introduction of cobots with…
Demographics, Business: Labor shortage pushes manufacturer to build advanced smart factor
aiwan’s ASE Technology Holding Co Ltd (3711.TW), one of the world’s largest semiconductor testing and packaging firms, said on Wednesday that it would build a more advanced smart factory, as…
Media, economy: “Majority of Americans now doubt attainability of generation-to-generation upward mobility”
This assessment will prove false within a few years, of course but it fits the meme of the day of media’s obsession with negativity: More than half of Americans believe…
Economy: “Living paycheck to paycheck” has not changed much
These 2022 news headline sound bad until you look at context – over time, the numbers stay much the same – and surveys results are questionable: As of August, 60%…
Demographics: Some states lose population, some gain population
Nearly 125,000 Illinoisans Went Looking For A New State To Live In Illinois isn’t alone in losing people to other states, it’s just that we’re losing so many more than…
Education: Humanities grads dropped by 50+% from 2010 to 2020
The linked post is, to some extent, trying to explain why there seems to be an increase in political activism. I don’t know about that but the data in the…
Environment: Per Capita CO2 emissions over time for 5 countries
It is interesting that the per capita peak was in the 1960s. All of these countries, except China, peaked in the 1960s. US Fertility Rate Chart Not sure this is…