Global: China raises retirement age, but it was quite low
Women could retire at 50 or 55, men at 60 - now both ages will move up.
Education, Demographics: College degrees less important today
The collapse of the college degree.
Climate: Ban homegrown fruits and vegetables
Only "professionals" should be permitted to grow fruits and vegetables. Home grown is 5 to 8x worse for carbon emissions, say experts.
Climate: Poison meat to end meat consumption, Make smaller people
We should poison the meat supply to end meat consumption, and genetically engineer smaller people. It's Just Science!
Climate: Make Vitamin B-12 Deficiency Great Again!
It’s Just Science, of course. What Would Happen If Everyone Suddenly Stopped Eating Meat? For more on the B-12 issue, see The Accidental Vegetarian – Coldstreams
AI: Oh no, the AI models are regressing
Uh oh, this seems headed in the wrong direction: OpenAI o1: New AI model launched with ‘PhD-level’ reasoning, math, coding skills (msn.com)
The American Cemetery in Margraten, Netherlands
The Dutch are awesome.
Education: Oregon Senator wants more money to reduce class sizes
Oregon reports median class size in Oregon schools is 18. A US Senator wants them to be smaller?
Demographics: More Portland schools may close due to low enrollment
More school closures due to the disappearance of young children, this time in Oregon.
Demographics: Immigrants account for 2/3ds of U.S. population growth
A drop in U.S. fertility rates combined with an increase in inbound immigration, leads to majority of population growth from immigration.
Public health: “No one ever said the vaccine would stop infection” #Covid #Vaccines
There's a meme on social media that no one ever said #Covid vaccines would stop infection. That's bizarre as it is easily shown many experts claimed the vax would stop…
Business: Vegan restaurant chain goes out of business
Vegan restaurant business is a niche market.
Health: Accurate requirements for plant-based eating
Finally, an accurate media story on plant-based eating. If you do it wrong, you are likely to develop serious health problems.
Health: Mild concussions may have life long effects
Me: One 5" skull fracture plus 5 additional concussions. I really am a brain injured idiot.
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Global, Education: MIT’s top 35 innovators under 35
Do you aspire to be a tech or science innovator or leader? You must have international/global experience.