Demographics: Long term impacts of China’s “one child” policy
Beginning in 2023, China is expected to start shrinking. This is a long-term issue that will continue the rest of the century. From 1980 to 2015, the Chinese government limited…
Environment: The US throws away over 2,000 clothing items – every second
The fashion industry, which relies heavily on fossil fuels for production of polyester fabrics, accounts for 10% of global carbon dioxide emissions. More clothing is being produced — and thrown…
Public health: Covid-19 pandemic ended in South Africa due to widespread immunity
And KEY POINT: While an earlier vaccine rollout could have saved many lives (est. 70k) from the Delta variant, it is the high infection levels (not booster doses) that ultimately…
Finance: Are you saving too much for retirement? Probably.
Previously: The fundamental question is – “Should you save when you are relatively poor so you can have more when you are relatively rich?” This week: This week’s latest on…
Demographics, Media: “Staggering visualization shows the world’s population at 8 billion”
The reporter is 100% unaware of the global decline in fertility rates and as a consequence writes a scary headline news report that is disinformation: And, looking at those numbers,…
Public Health: Public Health lacks self-awareness
Public health has often said, in so many words, if we’d been more like China we would have stopped Covid, oblivious and unaware of their own past statements, and disconnected…
Life: Minimalism is Still Dead
Minimalism is the practice of decluttering one’s life – and many adherents took it to extremes, limiting themselves to owning an arbitrary 100 to 200 items and living in barren…
Science: Was Hurricane Ian caused by human induced climate change?
Many media stories and talking heads on TV say Hurricane Ian’s destruction is a symptom of human-induced climate change, and that hurricanes are getting worse. NOAA is considered an authoritative…