Climate: Bill Gates says there is a lot of “climate exaggeration”
The attendees flew to the conference by private jets: Days after protesters in the street, many of them under 30, talked of robbed futures, speakers at the Earthshot summit –…
Climate: How many people must die to save the climate?
Jusper Machoglu is an agriculture engineer in Kenya. As we in the U.S., with our wealth, install solar panels and buy expensive EVs, most of the world cannot afford those…
Climate, Health: Global warming to reduce head colds
In what they called a “breakthrough,” scientists uncovered the biological reason we get more respiratory illnesses in winter — the cold air itself damages the immune response occurring in the…
Radio: New antenna design may revolutionize communications
Sensor, not explained here, uses laser beams rather than wires or metal elements to detect radio signals.
Climate: Sliding, increasing tax applied to each flight you take
A group proposes that a sliding rate tax be applied to each flight you take, increasing to $177/flight. Because climate.
Climate: We must de-populate the earth and make humanity extinct
Earth Now Has 8 Billion Humans. This Man Wishes There Were None. – The New York Times (nytimes.com) He has an extreme proposal for “voluntary human extinction”. With the fertility…
Legal: High real estate sales commissions might be on their way out
The standard 5-6% real estate seller's commission comes under anti-trust legal scrutiny, and might be on its way out.
Health: More workers taking more sick leave days
More workers are taking more sick days, post pandemic, often as "mental health" days. The biggest increase is among young workers.
Media: “The cost of homeownership spiraled upwards last year”
Everything about financing a home purchase surged last year, from mortgage rates to fees and discount points, according to a report from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on mortgage costs.…