Privacy: NSA – All Your Data Is Belong To Us
NSA secretly buying Americans’ data without a warrant – Washington Times
Demographics: Massachusetts eliminates college degree requirements
Massachusetts’ governor leans into the skills-based hiring revolution by axing degree requirements for state jobs. The private sector is up next (msn.com) Gen Z has the best time in 60…
Economy, climate: Human-induced climate change causes inflation
Climate change causes monetary induced inflation, says physicist who assumes only negative consequences, and does not understand economics.
Climate: Climate change causes potholes
Climate change is causing a pothole plague. Are robots and self-healing pavement the solution? (bbc.com)
Climate: We need to ban cataract eye surgery
As the most commonly performed surgical procedure worldwide, cataract surgery contributes significantly to global climate change. Source: Carbon footprint and cost-effectiveness of cataract surgery – PubMed
Norway’s Minister for Research and Higher Education plagiarized her thesis
She plagiarized extensively in her own thesis but punished students for plagiarism.
Demographics, Education: Are today’s college students dumber than in the past? Not exactly
The average IQ of today's college students is less than the 1940s - but it is because almost no one went to college in the 1940s.
Climate
Dueling Experts
Health-Healthcare
Nation of Idiots
Policy/Government
Public Health/Nutrition
Climate: We must ban all meat consumption
Or, we could just ignore the experts who are generally wrong about everything.
Demographics: Peak number of people turn 65 this year
No surprise: America is hitting “peak 65” in 2024, breaking retirement records (yahoo.com) Update: A December 2024 WSJ article says the peak is 2025 but seems to hedge suggesting no…
Climate: Portland devastated by cold weather
The City had a "climate action plan" but had no plans for contemporary weather events.