Models: Company claims it can accurately predict wildfire risk
“Models” – this is a model whose input includes the output from other unproven models: Nobody can predict the future, but a San Francisco-based startup called Kettle seems able to…
Demographics, Economy: It’s a mystery why so few young workers
Economists are missing the elephant in the room: Where are all the missing workers? Well, it’s not workers in their prime who have kids and families. The share of workers…
Disasters: It’s now hip to be a prepper
“Prepping” now means that you should buy highly manufactured freeze dried “food”: Once the domain of end-of-timers and right-wing radicals, the survivalist mindset is pushing into the mainstream thanks to…
Demographics, International: “Immigration Privilege” is Real
Most of us do not have an option of moving to another country – yet being “international” and globalized is a key attribute in today’s job market. Today, I saw…
Environment: How much greenhouse gases are reduced by switching to personal electric vehicles?
Not much, surprisingly. Source: Fast Facts on Transportation Greenhouse Gas Emissions | US EPA Transportation (all types) accounts for 27% of GHG emissions. Of the 24% attributed into “Industry” much…
Aviation: The real reason the U.S. has a pilot shortage?
Mentour pilot explains the background to the U.S. pilot shortage – and it may come down to union rules: How it works Legacy airlines (United, Delta, American) have high pilot…
Twitter: Media has meltdown over proposal to charge a fee for “Blue check”
Much of the media is having a meltdown over Twitter’s proposal to charge users for a Blue Check verified account. Here’s a quote from a Bloomberg news column: The plan…
Demographics: What happened to Halloween Trick or Treating?
For those of us growing up in the 1960s or 1970s (or perhaps the 1950s), Halloween was a big event. Our streets were filled with kids going door to door,…
Demographics: True -> “The Global War for Young Talent Will Shape the Future | Time”
Meanwhile, most of the population is stuck on the Population Bomb meme that was wrong the day it was published 55 years ago. That mindset is locked into today’s younger…
Demographics, Economy: Germany’s labor shortage may lead to worse inflationary pressures
Germany’s fertility rate is 1.6: The labor shortage is magnifying the pressure. With workers in high demand and inflation jumping to 10.9% last month — the fastest rate since the…