Business, Demographics: Lack of kids means lack of toy sales
Mattel Needs Barbie’s Movie Magic to Lift Toy Sales – WSJ Toy R Us filed bankruptcy in 2017 and liquidated everything in 2018. The bankruptcy was blamed on not being…
Business, Work: Weight stigma has a strong negative bias in the work place
And not just the work place. Those who are overweight have a harder time getting hired, get paid less, and are promoted less, says research. The Hidden Career Cost of…
Demographics: Immigration accounts for 1 in 3 new workers in the U.S.
But the supply of workers has since rebounded by about 10.6 million people. That recovery has owed partly to a pickup in the foreign-born labor force, which has accounted for…
Climate: How is a weather “heat alert” determined?
The NWS calculates a “heat index” that takes into account both air temperature and humidity. You can convert your local air temperature to a heat index value using this NWS…
Personal finance: Why education loan borrowers may be in a pinch
A large percentage of those with education loans took advantage of the "Covid pause" on repayments to ... take on more loans. Not good.
EVs: How long does your EV battery last? Data!
Check this out: New Study: How Long Do Electric Car Batteries Last? (recurrentauto.com)
Crypto: Sam Altman wants iris scans of everyone in the world
An Orb, a Token and Money for Everyone: Worldcoin’s CEO on Crypto’s Most Daring Project (coindesk.com) He wants iris scans of everyone in the world to create a digital identification…
Education: How to get admitted to top universities using this one weird trick!
One trick to boost your chances of getting into an elite college? Be rich. – MarketWatch The universities loudly bemoaning inequality in society are among the primary drivers of inequality:…
Media lying about pavement temperature and pavement burns in Phoenix
In some parts of the U.S., it has been really, really hot - with some areas experiencing new record high temperatures..But the media is telling lies. Read on.
Follow up: Hottest temp ever on earth expected in Death Valley
I have said repeatedly: the best way to communicate about climate change is with facts, logic and well made arguments. Repeatedly crying wolf is not an effective strategy, but that…