Part 18 – Population Demographics: CNN says population will not collapse
CNN explains that experts say the population is not collapsing but then goes on to say the opposite in most of their article: Globally, the fertility rate has not “collapsed,”…
How to pretend you are saving money by purchasing Electric Buses
At first glance, this sounds good – high upfront costs but dramatic savings in operational/variable costs: From the PGE site, we learn that diesel buses are about $90K to buy…
Panera Bread testing voice recognition tech for drive thru orders
Automation will place increasingly large roles in fast food services: Two Panera Bread locations in upstate New York are testing artificial intelligence technology that takes drive-thru orders. Source: Panera Bread…
Cell phone service via satellite
Many companies are seeking to do this, including the announced SpaceX/T-Mobile partnership: Satellite companies are rushing to connect our phones and eliminate dead zones. Source: The space race for our…
Part 17 – Population demographics: “Companies welcoming refugees” to fill positions
Tent Partnership for Refugees, a nonprofit founded by Chobani CEO Hamdi Ulukaya, helps people displaced by conflict or persecution—and the numbers are increasing—find jobs. Source: Chobani CEO Helps Afghan, Ukrainian…
Turning the electrical power model inside out with bi-directional charging
EV batteries can act as utility power batteries. If lots of EVs do this, they can represent a size-able battery bank. Last year, the 350 cars plugged into Kaluza’s V2G…
Part 16 – Population Demographics: Growth of elderly working population in U.S.
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the number of people over 75 years old in the labor force is expected to grow by 96.5% by 2030 https://www.linkedin.com/posts/blackrock_building-savings-through-investing-taking-activity-6965688181828562944-cNhc About half…
Demographics 15: “The Unexpected Future”
The “experts” who predict the future were wrong again: We are entering an unanticipated reality—an era of slow population growth and, increasingly, demographic decline that will shape our future in…
Part 14 – Population Demographics: “America’s Demographic Winter”
Population growth is slowing or reversing just about everywhere in the country. That has enormous implications for our future economy and prosperity. …. There’s a split among observers as to…
Part 13 – Population Demographics: Universities to seek more international students
College officials are preparing to welcome a pair of students from the African country to the downtown campus in the coming weeks after forming relationships with six international institutions this…
Part 12 – Population Demographics: Higher Education Does Not Get It
Wonder why? College enrollment is down nationwide, from about 17 million in 2020 to 15.9 million in the latest data from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center—a big historical change.…
Part 11 – Population Demographics: Pennsylvania sees drop in college-aged population
The bigger issue for Pennsylvania higher education is its ability to attract students while the college-aged population in the commonwealth shrinks. Student loan forgiveness arrives, but shrinking student numbers in…
Part 10 – Population Demographics: The shrinking population story is gaining traction
A Google news search shows numerous headlines raising awareness of the shrinking population. Apparently, this is becoming mainstream. I have been tracking population trends since the mid-1990s so this is…
How social media should handle “misinformation” content moderation
Currently, Twitter, Facebook and Youtube apply heavy handed censorship to user created content. Twitter, and Youtube, have both sanctioned, even shut down accounts – of professionally qualified individuals who express…
Part 9 – Population Demographics: “Pilot shortage prompts proposals to raise retirement age, lower training hours. : NPR”
So to address the shortage, some in the industry and in Congress are calling for some big changes. Among them are raising the mandatory pilot retirement age from 65 to…