Caffeine Culture: Why many studies on coffee health effects are worthless – and misleading
I am not exaggerating when I say that coffee nearly killed me. This is the first post on the topic of coffee and caffeine.
Demographics: Oregon Community College Enrollment Continues to Decline
This might be why? Look at the population of the age 15-19, and 20-24 groups. Sources: Oregon community college enrollment drops again – oregonlive.com and Oregon Population 2022/2023 Related: Oregon…
Geopolitics: The natural state of the world might not be the mostly peaceful past decades
“Polarization permeates our world, whether in domestic politics or interstate relations,” S. Jaishankar, the Indian minister of external affairs, wrote in a recent book called “The India Way.” He also…
Follow up: “Respiratory viruses could surge following the holidays, public health experts warn”
The experts could not get a 2-week disease projection correct. Scary expert projections of even the near future turn out wrong.
Demographics: UN says countries must prepare for aging populations
All countries need new social and economic policies to prepare for the reality of an aging world now, the United Nations said in a new report on Thursday. Source: UN…
Economy: Inflation is a wealth tax on everyone
Here’s the inflation breakdown for December 2022 — in one chart (cnbc.com) Sen. Warren does not understand we already have a wealth tax – it’s called “Inflation” and then at…
Environment: Do sandbags work to provide protection?
California has seen heavy rains, leading to flooding. Many cities have offered 10 to 20 sand bags per home. Does this work? Source: Sandbags to Protect Your Home From Flooding…
Demographics: “Are demographics destiny?”
For many reasons, but especially due to the decrease in the fertility rate, we will see much more immigration in the 21st century, unlike what we have seen before. Over…
Demographics: Interesting age trends
This shows why the world’s population is eventually shrinking:
They should wear a mask: “COVID-19 is more widespread in animals than we thought”
From lions and tigers to big hairy armadillos, a growing number of animals have been infected with the coronavirus. Here’s what we’ve learned. Source: COVID-19 is more widespread in animals…