Demographics: Oregon runs out of little kids
Over 5,000 fewer kindergartner's enrolled this year versus prior year.
EVs: EVs have minimal to no impact on carbon emissions
Past estimates said EVs provide minimal benefits to carbon emission reductions.
Demographics: Odds of having children past age 30 drop rapidly
Only 4-5% of kids are born to parents age 40 or older. Having kids after age 40 is not likely.
Demographics: Canada’s population growth dominated by immigration
For every child born in Canada, there are now 5.5x more immigrants.
Business: Americans spend more on OnlyFans than on NY Times + ChatGPT
To be fair, all of them are kind of fake.
Economy: US Poverty distribution since 1939
This looks like good news.
Demographics: Changes in High School Dating Patterns
Decades ago, most high school students went on dates. Today, less than half do.
Education: Who takes on “Student loans”?
Surprisingly, specific data to answer this question is not collected but can only be inferred.
Generations: Social Security funding
From about 1983 to 2010, the Baby Boom funded a Trust Fund for SS with a surplus of payments.
Software: File ownership and permissions problem
Fixing MacOS file ownership and permissions after restoring my system from Time Machine backup.
Demographics: Most life expectancy gains came from eliminating child illnesses
People live longer because we have greatly eliminated childhood mortality. Most of the gains occurred before 1950.
Health: The health problem for which we blame the patient
Those who have heart disease or had a heart attack are shamed and humiliated for their obvious failures...
Health: 14 year old suffers year long headache
Treatment for brain injuries has changed over the years.