Climate: Some nations must develop fossil fuel resources
Head is spinning African nations must be allowed to develop fossil fuel resources to help lift their people out of poverty, governments said at the COP27 climate talks in Egypt,…
Public health: WHO reports 90% drop in global COVID-19 deaths since February
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…
Demographics: Universities are slowly noticing the fertility rate issues. Kind of.
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…
Tech: Not good for repeat sales, though – “Oculus founder claims he made a VR headset that actually kills you”
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…
Idiocy: All the experts who did “everything right” got Covid, but we expect 6 and 9 year olds to be more successful
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…
Business: Beyond Profits
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…
EVs: Tax credit subsidies for EV buyers turned into subsidies for manufacturers – not buyers
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…
Demographics: Are Republicans living in a world that no longer exists?
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…
Demographics: 8 billion population
“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: Company claims it can accurately predict wildfire risk
“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…