Opinion: Practicing Factfulness based on data.
The head of the World Health Organization said Wednesday that there has been a 90% drop in global COVID-19 deaths since February, which he called a “cause for optimism” but…
Most higher ed leaders are all too aware that some of the shifts—such as a decline in students entering college right after high school—are already underway and hitting hardest in…
The founder of virtual reality (VR) firm Oculus claims he has designed a new headset that can kill you in real life if you die in a game. Source: Oculus…
The mask force is strong with this one: Dr. Betty Choi, a pediatrician, children’s book author and mother of two children in central California, tells Yahoo Life that she’s having…
Beyond Meat reported a wider-than-expected loss as demand for its meat substitutes tumbled. Source: Beyond Meat (BYND) Q3 2022 earnings The business model is messed up. They sell fake meat…
This is what happens with subsidies – they end up as a subsidy to the manufacturer who raises prices roughly equal to the subsidy. The buyer is no better off…
Republicans were expected to have strong results in the mid-term national elections – particularly during a time of high inflation, high interest rates, and a President that at times seems…
“We’ve reached a stage in the world where the majority of countries and the majority of people in this world are living in a country that is below replacement fertility,”…
“Models” – this is a model whose input includes the output from other unproven models: Nobody can predict the future, but a San Francisco-based startup called Kettle seems able to…
Economists are missing the elephant in the room: Where are all the missing workers? Well, it’s not workers in their prime who have kids and families. The share of workers…