Demographics: More school enrollment declines
13 Investigates found there are 20,724 fewer students enrolled at HISD now compared to when the pandemic hit, leading to “difficult decisions” ahead. Source: 13 Investigates: Houston ISD faces $60…
International: How Global Are We?
I have updated this post with new information – about 1 in 4 US STEM workers were born abroad. In the Seattle area, over 40% were born abroad and over…
Everything you think you know is wrong
These bad think thoughts used to be called conspiracy theories – now they are mainstream Science: * United Nations projections point to the world population peaking at roughly 10.4 billion…
Aviation: NORAD and USAF shoot down hobby balloons
Although the club is not pointing fingers, there are suspicions among other prominent members of the small, pico-ballooning enthusiasts community. Source: Hobby Club’s Missing Balloon Feared Shot Down By USAF…
Education and Demographics: Alaska drops college degree requirement for most jobs
Source: Alaska governor drops college degree requirement for most state jobs to fight worker shortage Alaska becomes another state announcing an end to college degree requirements due to worker shortages.…
Demographics: Fewer kids because of fear
“It’s hard to have children in the United States right now,” said Hayford, who is also director of Ohio State’s Institute for Population Research. “People feel more worried about the…
Energy: The intermittent power problem of wind and solar
During various periods of the year, there may be little solar and wind available over large areas. The proposed solution is energy storage, mostly using technologies that are now in…
Follow up: Disease model projection, March 17, 2020
In the first 3 months, Neil Ferguson’s disease model projected: Every item projected by Neil Ferguson’s team was wrong, immensely wrong. Neil Ferguson recommended the UK’s lockdown strategy, but then…
Climate: Are climate lockdowns coming?
This report from the University of California suggests that climate lockdowns are the goal – lots fewer cars, moving everyone to dense urban apartments, and traveling by bike and public…
Public health: “We went too far with Covid restrictions” – Germany
Some Covid restrictions were “idiocy” and lengthy school closures were an “unnecessary mistake”, Germany’s lockdown chief has admitted. Karl Lauterbach, who became the face of the pro-lockdown movement, said some…