Economy: Historical home ownership rate in the U.S.
Contrary to media doomerism, today's home ownership rate is at nearly the highest level of the past 65 years.
Software: Microsoft Skype to shut down
Skype will be shut down in May. Microsoft wants users to switch to Teams.
Energy: Induction electric cook tops
Electric induction cook tops are probably the future of home cooking. We like our portable induction single burner.
Public health: Culling chicken flocks doesn’t work
Killing hundreds of millions of chickens to stop H5N1 has failed, but at least it caused egg prices to skyrocket.
Nutrition: Good article on risks of B-12 deficiency
Mostly good article on the B-12 deficiency and what to do about it.
Demographics: It’s going to be a great era to be a young worker
The worker shortage caused by shrinking populations is dramatically changing the labor space:.
Education: How college broke our labor markets
The era of "College for All" has led to a surplus of college educated and a shortage of trades workers. The era of expensive degrees is ending.
Education, Demographics: Sonoma State U slashes programs
Eliminates all athletics, six departments and nearly 20 majors due to sharp decline in enrollment.