Health: PCSK9 inhibitors Praluent and Repatha
PCSK9 inhibitors are a new class of medication that causes extreme muscle and joint pain in many, with a side effect of sharply reducing LDL-C levels. My experience ...
Good news: Paul Ehrlich has died
He was wrong about everything yet set global policies for decades.
Celebrate: “15 years to flatten the curve” Day
It's annual celebrate "15 years to flatten the curve" day. Today we know that arrogant public health officials intentionally lied to the public. Not cool.
Public health: This year’s flu vaccine provided minimal protection
22% to 41% effective depending on age. Not very good.
Demographics
Everything is Untrue
Gen Z/Generational issues
Geopolitics
International/Global/Immigration
Media
Media: “I moved abroad” stories are biased to Europe
A pop meme in the media is "I moved abroad" stories, with about 80% detailing a move to Europe. Yet only about 20+/-% of Americans abroad live in Europe.
Media bias in business/startup reporting
A staple meme of business reporting are stories about entrepreneurs who risked it all and achieved success. The reality is most business startups fail.
Hardware: Apple NEO based on cell phone CPU
Smartphone CPUs now so powerful they run notebooks at high performance. And its repairable, unlike most recent tech.
Demographics
Education
Everything is Untrue
Gen Z/Generational issues
International/Global/Immigration
Immigration: The US exports humanities students and imports STEM students
Up to 45% of humanities students study abroad and develop global skills; hardly any STEM students do this as their course schedules do not allow study abroad.
Demographics: Portland State University has seen a -23% enrollment drop
The demographic collapse starts to get noticed ... Washington's WSU has seen a similar drop.