Automation, Demographics: “Automated Farms Are Coming”
Automation is here and growing rapidly: Research company Brandessence predicts that the market for autonomous farm equipment will reach $155 billion by 2027, two and a half times its value…
Demographics: The push for more immigrants to the U.S. has started
From the demographics, the U.S. fertility rate has been below replacement level for most of the years since 1972. We made up for that through immigration. Now we see news…
Demographics: Another look at the self correcting “baby boom” bulge of 1958-1961
The U.S. fertility rate has been below replacement level for most of the past 50+ years. The U.S. population increased because: Young cohort was yet to have their own kids…
Demographics: With low fertility rate leading to a labor shortage, immigration will become a big issue
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer made some startling admissions last week about his immigration views: “We have a population that is not reproducing on its own with the same level…
Demographics: Is there any field that doesn’t have a labor shortage?
The staffing shortages extend beyond physicians and nurses, and include technicians, respiratory therapists and other hard-to-fill jobs, Klibanski said. Source: Hospitals hitting capacity from RSV, flu, covid and staffing shortages…
Demographics: Sperm counts collapse world-wide
Finding is bad news for fertility and men’s health, says co-author Prof. Hagai Levine, adding that if the decline continues, it ‘could threaten humankind’s survival.’ Source: Sperm counts worldwide have…
Demographics: “The world has reached 8 billion people — but soon we’ll hit a decline we’ll never reverse”
This week, the world’s population ticks over a historic milestone. But in the next century, society will be reshaped dramatically — and soon we’ll hit a decline we’ll never reverse.…
Demographics: College degree maybe becoming less important
Some experts say the value of a bachelor’s degree is fading and more emphasis should be directed toward career training. A growing number of companies, including many in tech, are…
Demographics: Economist Nouriel Roubini “thinks the world’s failure to have enough children will end ‘centuries of social progress’”
Advanced economies have a problem: Many workers are approaching advanced and retirement age, especially in Japan and Europe but also in the U.S. Source: Nouriel Roubini has ‘no beef with…
Demographics: Are Republicans living in a world that no longer exists?
Republicans were expected to have strong results in the mid-term national elections – particularly during a time of high inflation, high interest rates, and a President that at times seems…