Demographics, Education: Half of companies eliminating 4-year degree requirement
55% of companies eliminated a 4-year degree requirement in 2023 for some jobs, and 45% will eliminate it in 2024.
Energy: New battery technologies
New battery technologies will only get better, fortunately.
Demographics, Finance: The price of happiness
How much money do you need to be happy? How is wealth created?
Demographics: “You can’t even pay people to have more kids”
More evidence that paying people to have kids, or increasing taxpayer funded benefits to those with kids, does not work.
Demographics, finance: Financial literacy not high?
1 in 3 Gen Z borrowers can’t afford to go home for the holidays (cnbc.com) The majority of Gen Zers, 66%, plan to take on debt to get through the…
Climate: Must limit international travel, make carbon passports mandatory
Must make carbon passports mandatory in order to limit international travel.
Environment: Corruption is good for the environment, says study
Corruption can increase environmental efficiency and improve economy in developing countries, study argues (phys.org). It's Science.
Climate: What Experts Say We Must Do
Have collected together the proposals of what we are to do about climate change. Banning all dogs and cats will be broadly supported. Not.
Demographics: From 2012-19, 19+ California hospitals closed labor and delivery services
Dozens of labor and delivery services have closed in California as the birth rate has been cut in half over past 30 years.