Demographics: US population change, natural vs immigration increase
US population change via immigration versus "natural" (births and deaths)
Healthcare: ACA/ObamaCare failed to control prices
ObamaCare was sold as a system that would control the rate of growth in health care spending. Annual costs are now increasing faster than before the ACA was passed.
Nutrition: 1 in 5 Americans are vitamin B-12 deficient
Wow - 1 in 5 Americans vit B-12 deficient. Higher in elderly, those taking some medications or having some diseases.
Education demographics: College enrollment in 2024
Enrollment in fall of 2024 said to drop by -5% but that was an error.
Business: The future of work is “touchy feely”
Good grief. No actual skills needed in the future, just an ability to be manage your feelings and those of the people around you.
Nutrition, Climate: We can solve B-12 deficiency by eating blue green algae mats
Frankenfood tech gets blue green algae to produce vitamin B-12.. Sounds yummy.
Public health: 1 out of 12 people have long Covid
Hmmm .... how many people do you personally know that have long Covid? And how do they know what they have is "Long Covid"?
Mega urban “wildland” fires are common, say fire experts
A century ago, many cities burned down from mega fires. Building codes got better. Today, we need new codes for urban country living.
Public health: A history of “fortified” foods
Salt is “fortified” with iodide. Milk with added vitamin D. Flour has lots of vitamins added to it .