Opinion: Practicing Factfulness based on data.
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, 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…
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.
State of US Population and Death Statistics| 2023 State of the Union Facts (usafacts.org)
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…
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…
Source: Heart Disease and Cancer Deaths — Trends and Projections in the United States, 1969–2020
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…
I was pleasantly surprised to see it add #6 to the list. I would also add “business process efficiency improvements”. How can the United States address its labor shortage and…
Multiple concussions in a lifetime were shown to affect the ability to plan and pay attention, though research also underlined health benefits of playing sport Source: Three or more concussions…