Drones: “Fast mile” drone-based delivery services
Drone deliveries to the home, where that works, will mostly make sense for high value density items, but grocery deliveries, not so much.
Climate: We must resort to “climate lockdowns”
Speaker at WEF says Covid failed to rally the world, climate change is too complex for people, so next up is the topic of "water". And to consider climate lockdowns.
Follow up: “Arcuturus” XBB.1.16 variant is “coming in hot”
April 14, 2023: ‘Arcturus,’ a COVID variant sweeping India, is now in the U.S., the CDC says—and it’s coming in hot. What it means for the future of the pandemic”…
Aviation: Trevor Jacob sentenced to 6 months in Federal prison
He deliberately crashed a plane in an elaborate stunt to generate views to sell advertising. His story fell apart when Youtube viewers observed numerous irregularities in his saga. Eventually he…
Demographics: Oregon state economists now planning “zero population growth” scenarios
Oregon State economists now using "zero population growth" scenarios for the state's economic planning. The fertility rate is 1.39 and outbound migratioin has recently been high.
Public health: Child masking not supported by current evidence
"The current body of scientific data does not support masking children for protection against COVID-19."
Demographics: Plunge in elementary school enrollment in South Korea
South Korea's fertility rate is 1.075. The number of students entering elementary school is in sharp decline.
Climate: Head of IMF says we should use carbon taxes to redistribute wealth
She really said that.
Climate: We must shut down everything, end all travel, all global shipping
Here's the chart showing what the UK academics say we must do - literally shut down everything for decades to come. This is not realistic nor sustainable.