Drones: US Navy “drone” fears took down a quadcopter operated by a Navy member
"Drone intrusion" turned out be be flown by a US Navy sailor who didn't know the rules prohibited flying personal quadcopters on base.
Generations: Poll of Gen Z is not flattering
This poll about Gen Z is probably not true.
Climate: Predicting the future rarely goes well
Predicting the future seems to rarely work out well. An expert climate prediction from 2000 falls apart and the expert is no longer talking to the media.
Drones: Amazon delivery drone crashes into building, falls to ground, starts small fire
Drone delivery crashes are inevitable - but no one wants to talk about it.
Business: Vacation time in Europe versus the U.S.
The differences between Europe and the U.S. regarding vacation leave are not as big as media and social media posts imply.
Climate slush: Portland proposes spending climate fund on sports
Portland proposes to spend their climate tax slush fund to fund sports entertainment for a billionaire business owner.
Nutrition: Lower blood sugar cuts heart attack risk
Another flip flop in nutrition science.
Media, Economy: 6-7% of retirees “unretired”
About the same percent it has been for decades, says the US BLS. But leave it to media doomerism to spin this...
Media: The media finally noticed that the ACA failed
"For some in US, health insurance now costs more than the mortgage"
Health: Autism might be linked to vitamin D, iron, B-12 deficiency
Study suggests 40% of autism cases may be due to vitamin D and iron deficiency, and could be linked to a sharp decline in eating beef.
Demographics: Which religions people belong to in the U.S.
Media coverage of religions is biased. Jews and Muslims receive 10x more coverage than their numbers, and most religions other than Catholic, are ignored.
EVs: Heat pumps do not solve the cold weather range problem
Having a heat pump is better than a resistive heater, but it barely improves your range due to the cold weather problem for EVs.
Economy: Average hourly salary by state
87% of US workers earn at least $15/hour or more.