Demographics, Education: Nearly half of Americans think college education is now less important
With the shrinking young cohort, labor is in short supply. A college degree is no longer needed to compete for great jobs.
To solve everything, we need to end capitalism and adopt global communism
“You can’t have infinite growth on a finite planet. That should be a commonplace idea. And that inevitably means facing up to the necessity of putting an end to capitalism…
Climate: When do areas of the U.S. reach their peak temperatures?
In which month do areas of the U.S. typically reach their peak temperatures?
Finance: Mortgage rates historically ran about 6%
People got used to non-normal 3% rates. Yet if one takes a longer view of the U.S. economy and mortgage-rate trends, the data clearly show that the 30-year rate is…
Climate: Really? “Climate change may incite aliens to destroy humanity”
Aliens will destroy us because climate change. It's Just Science.
Climate: Do the excessive heat maps look scarier?
Beginning in April 2024, the NWS/CDC introduced a new "heat risk" based on on "heat index" and adding magenta coloring.
Climate: Record high temperatures per state, by year
When did each state record its current record high temperature?
Weather: What do colors on temperature maps mean?
What do the colors on temperature maps mean? Not much - as this collection of maps shows very different color schemes for the same day - depending on the provider.
Demographics, Education: CA schools to see 12% enrollment decline in next ten years
Ouch - California's shrinking school enrollment.
Climate: Believing in “innovation” means you are a climate denialist
Expert in Renaissance Literature says there can be no skepticism about any aspect of climate theories. It's Just Science. Believing in innovation is a form of denialism.
Business: Do employers really not care what degree you have?
Half of employed college grads say they work in fields that require no college degree, so yes, kind of. But that's not the thrust of this story.
Crime: Telemarketering scams and spam
Scams and spammers have taken over the phone networks to the point we should no longer answer calls.
Personal finance: How much do you need to retire?
"Experts" say you need at least $1M+ to retire, yet real world data says that is probably not true. Dueling experts go at each other on the topic.
Demographics, Business: Veterinarians needed
About 70% of practicing veterinarians are, today, female, and over 80% of veterinary students are female. We don't hear about these gender imbalances.