Short video explaining what it takes to become a commercial ATP pilot
A lot of studying. A lot of hours flying aircraft.
About Half of millennials meet definition of “Super Savers”
Principal defines these Super Savers as people saving either 90% of the maximum in their retirement plan — such as a 401(k)–or at least 15% of their income. According to…
Post-pandemic, corporate training likely to stick with e-learning methods
During the pandemic, many corporations moved to online training programs – doing away with offline education seminars, workshops, conference sessions. This also means less business travel, fewer overnight stays, and…
“Flight shaming”: Global travel should be banned.
Saving the planet requires that we stop gaping and gawking at travel blogs and vacation selfies. Instead, everyone who cares about the environment should shame those who clamber onto an…
Number of People With Master’s and Doctoral Degrees Doubles Since 2000
Stunning: 35% of those age 25-64 now have at least a 4-year degree. About 13.1 percent of U.S. adults had a master’s or doctoral degree in 2018, up from 8.6…
Math education is critical to our future
Read the whole thread. There are school districts that are proposing to remove advanced math courses because students who take them benefit and students who do not take them, do…
Adopting Scandinavian social benefits and taxes in the U.S.
For something unrelated, I was researching some of the “social benefits” programs in Norway. This is my summary of what I came across – which may be sort of accurate…
Biden proposes incentives to have large families, increase population
Giving incentives to have large families is solving which problem? This is in opposition to his “Green New Deal” goals. President Joe Biden unveiled his next $1.9 trillion stimulus package…
Efficiency in Agriculture
Many think the quaint and tranquil working the land by hand is the future of agriculture. Uh, no, its ont. In some ways, it is not surprising that many of…
Surge in good news: Schools do not seem to spread Covid-19 much
https://twitter.com/JenniferNuzzo/status/1380542797439197189