Global: Prevalence of International Travel
Summary All adults travel experience: 71% of all U.S. adults have traveled internationally at some point in their lives (Wow! That’s almost 3 in 4!) 49% have been to 3…
Demographics: The loss of languages
As our population demographics evolve, we lose about 25 languages each year. About 1.2 billion people speak Mandarin or Cantonese Chinese. But for about two thousand languages, there are fewer…
Demographics: Long term impacts of China’s “one child” policy
Beginning in 2023, China is expected to start shrinking. This is a long-term issue that will continue the rest of the century. From 1980 to 2015, the Chinese government limited…
Demographics, Media: “Staggering visualization shows the world’s population at 8 billion”
The reporter is 100% unaware of the global decline in fertility rates and as a consequence writes a scary headline news report that is disinformation: And, looking at those numbers,…
Demographics: Chicago Public Schools enrollment declined by over 20% in past ten years
Preliminary data shows the school district is down to 321,000 students this year. Chicago has lost about 82,000 students over the past decade. And the reason: But low birth rates,…
Demographics: “Rebuilding Stronger” as schools are closed
With a fun propaganda campaign, Indianapolis is seeing school closures due to declining enrollments – they call the closures “Rebuilding Stronger”… which is a funny propaganda message: Seven schools will…
Demographics: This is why Putin wants to annex Ukraine – for the people
Russia’s population has been dropping for years. With Putin’s war underway, skilled workers are fleeing Russia, and now with his draft, younger men are also fleeing. Those that don’t stand…
Business: Tech’s “up or out” culture
Meta, parent of FB and IG, is putting some workers on a “30 day list” during which they can try to find another job in the company, or they are…
Demographics: Anchorage school district considering school closures
The fertility rate in Alaska is 1.8 and has been steadily dropping for years. There are 18 Anchorage schools with a student body that is 65% of capacity or lower.…