Automation: Cost of running fast food restaurants
The cost of running fast food restaurants is becoming very expensive, for many reasons. The result will be increased use of automation and customer “DIY” systems like app and kiosk…
Workforce: Ageism is ingrained in the work world
Employers much more likely to hire someone less than 45 years old. After that, participation in the labor force begins to drop off sharply. According to an OECD report which…
Economy: Americans grew rich by borrowing from their future
Not even a peep about how government transfer payments increased household wealth – by taking on huge government deficits: US household wealth surged at record pace during pandemic, Fed says…
Climate, Economy: We must ban air travel because of inequality
That and because climate. For those that fly, it’s one of the largest chunks of their carbon footprint. But because most people don’t fly, it emits just 2% to 3%…
Climate: “Climate change will kill 1 billion people”; we should execute climate change deniers
A professor argued for the execution of anyone labeled a climate denier. He believes in academic freedom for himself, but not for others - those that disagree should be executed.…
Automation: Multiple restaurants working to add robots
Automation continues to be added to many restaurants, which will lead to a reduction in head count.
Climate: Bill Gates says there is a lot of “climate exaggeration”
The attendees flew to the conference by private jets: Days after protesters in the street, many of them under 30, talked of robbed futures, speakers at the Earthshot summit –…
Climate: How many people must die to save the climate?
Jusper Machoglu is an agriculture engineer in Kenya. As we in the U.S., with our wealth, install solar panels and buy expensive EVs, most of the world cannot afford those…
Climate, Health: Global warming to reduce head colds
In what they called a “breakthrough,” scientists uncovered the biological reason we get more respiratory illnesses in winter — the cold air itself damages the immune response occurring in the…
Radio: New antenna design may revolutionize communications
Sensor, not explained here, uses laser beams rather than wires or metal elements to detect radio signals.
Climate: Sliding, increasing tax applied to each flight you take
A group proposes that a sliding rate tax be applied to each flight you take, increasing to $177/flight. Because climate.
Climate: We must de-populate the earth and make humanity extinct
Earth Now Has 8 Billion Humans. This Man Wishes There Were None. – The New York Times (nytimes.com) He has an extreme proposal for “voluntary human extinction”. With the fertility…
Legal: High real estate sales commissions might be on their way out
The standard 5-6% real estate seller's commission comes under anti-trust legal scrutiny, and might be on its way out.
Health: More workers taking more sick leave days
More workers are taking more sick days, post pandemic, often as "mental health" days. The biggest increase is among young workers.