Climate: To fight climate change, we need to raise electricity bills by $600/year
To fight climate change we must make electricity really expensive.
Autos: NHTSA wants mandatory alcohol detectors in all new cars
NHTSA wants everyone to blow into a tube and have their breath analyzed before being able to start a car's engine (or EV?)
Demographics: Gen Z lack an ability to evaluate risks, and thus, are overcome by anxiety
Study finds Gen Z has a poor ability to evaluate risks in life, and views everything as on or off, with no in between level. Hence, they are anxiety ridden.
AI, Media: Channel1.AI launches – Entirely AI generated news reports, even the anchors are AI generated
A news network launches, generated by AI, where even the reporters and anchors are created by AI.
Health: 1% self-identify as vegan
1% of the U.S. population self-identifies as vegan, and 4% as vegetarian.
Demographics: Revised fertility rate for India – may be 1.6 in 2024
Populations continue to see declines throughout much of the world India's fertility rate is now thought to be as low as 1.6 to 1.7.
Education: Harvard University President accused of significant plagiarism in papers and thesis
Harvard University president accused of plagiarism in past papers and her PhD thesis. Serious allegations.
Climate: To fight climate change we must ban social media
Al Gore says social media algorithmic news feeds "ought to be banned". They convey double bad wrong think.
Aviation: 1 in 3 Americans think they could land an airliner
Hmmmm..."A survey published in January shows about one-third of adult Americans think they can safely land an airliner with the help of air traffic control"
Public health: Should wear masks at all times, including while eating
She says that 17 of 18 people at a dinner got Covid - and that's why everyone must wear masks 24 x 7. Even while eating?