Public health: We flattened the curve but not in the way intended
The growth curve of deaths was not far from a steady line, upwards. We did lock downs. We did masks. We closed schools and businesses. We opened schools. We made…
Follow up: “…no question … Czech Republic’s remarkable progress … was the result of requiring an entire society to wear face masks.”
July 2020: There is no question that the Czech Republic’s remarkable progress on COVID-19 was the result of requiring an entire society to wear face masks. Source: How Czech Republic…
Follow up: If people don’t get the bivalent booster, Covid will skyrocket in early 2023
Look at this chart from the White House on October 11, 2023: Source: Biden administration extends COVID public health emergency – Los Angeles Times This chart, at right of the…
Caffeine Culture: Caffeine plays a role in osteoarthritis
Caffeine, a Risk Factor for Osteoarthritis and Longitudinal Bone Growth Inhibition María Guillán-Fresco 1, Eloi Franco-Trepat 1, Ana Alonso-Pérez 1, Alberto Jorge-Mora 1, Miriam López-Fagúndez 1, Andrés Pazos-Pérez 1, Oreste…
Demographics: “Declining enrollments” hitting near everywhere, impacting public schools and colleges
Schools and colleges are closing throughout the country due to declining enrollments. The trend is now accelerating due to the low fertility rates and dearth of incoming students.
Demographics: Households w/o kids
State of US Population and Death Statistics| 2023 State of the Union Facts (usafacts.org)
Demographics: “Which states are the most educated? – USAFacts”
This is about the same percent that had a Bachelor degree in the early 1970s. About 14% of Americans 25 and older hold a graduate or professional degree, or 31.4…
Demographics: Unemployment hits 53 year low
Source: Jobs report January 2023: Payrolls increased by 517,000, unemployment rate at 53-year low Reminder – the new entrant cohort to the population pyramid is shrinking, while the top end…
Good news: Heart disease and cancer deaths have declined over time
Source: Heart Disease and Cancer Deaths — Trends and Projections in the United States, 1969–2020
Demographics: “China will lose half its population by the end of the century”
Fewer children = fewer workers = a shrinking economy. China’s declining population will have catastrophic ripple effects on the global economy. Source: China will lose half its population by the…