Climate: Climate scientist says its time to stop the fear-mongering
"A large cohort of the climate science community, in an attempt to deal with their own climate grief, has heightened rather than alleviated climate anxiety in civil society."
Demographics: Would government child benefits increase the fertility rate?
To address the fertility rate collapse, many politicians say we should increase taxpayer subsidizes for those with children. However, every country in the world that has tried this approach has…
Climate: Ban cars, beef, large homes and air travel and make life “less comfortable”
Here’s the real problem with all-electric cars: They lull us into believing that we can solve the climate crisis without significantly modifying the way we live. The problem isn’t cars…
Business: Remote work is ending, Amazon says back to the office or else
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy warns employees of return-to-office mandate | CNN Business
EVs: Electric vehicles no longer carry spare tires
Most small vehicles today no longer carry spare tires.
Demographics: Population will explode and humanity will collapse
Yet another expert predicts we all soon die due to a global population explosion, resource scarcity and collapse of civilization. Doomed to be wrong again.
Education: College Board shares SAT scores and GPA with Facebook and TikTok
The College Board (SAT tests) was caught sending student SAT scores and GPA and web site search terms to Facebook and Tiktok.
International, Education: You need international experience to succeed in tech
Half of all STEM grad degrees in the U.S. go to foreign students, a majority of which will then work in the U.S.
Demographics: Economists want more inbound immigration to the U.S.
Economists, as usual, propose more immigration to address labor issues in the U.S. Problem is that 75% of world's countries have declining populations.
Climate: Maui fire cause update
Solutions: “The big thing people are exploring now, especially when you have these really extreme conditions of wind … is actually converting these fuels, these grasslands, to do something else,”…
Demographics: More school closures as young cohort shrinks
Salt Lake City, Denver-area, Anchorage, San Francisco - already announced closures or discussing which schools to close.
Everything on the Internet is fake?
The Internet is now overrun with fake auto-generated news, written by fake authors, who work for fake businesses. This is not a joke. This is really happening.
Climate, Energy: Could infrastructure age be a key factor for western wildfires?
Many giant western wildfires were found to be started by failing electric utility infrastructure, all about the same age ...
AI, Part 1: Bing Chat’s copyright infringement?
Bing Chat's generative AI does not even pretend to be original. Here, it has plagiarized verbatim, word for word, from a Lonely Planet guide book.
Climate: Getting set to ban meat?
Looks like the academics want to ban meat. The expert elite know what is best for us.