Disasters: It’s now hip to be a prepper
“Prepping” now means that you should buy highly manufactured freeze dried “food”: Once the domain of end-of-timers and right-wing radicals, the survivalist mindset is pushing into the mainstream thanks to…
Demographics, International: “Immigration Privilege” is Real
Most of us do not have an option of moving to another country – yet being “international” and globalized is a key attribute in today’s job market. Today, I saw…
Environment: How much greenhouse gases are reduced by switching to personal electric vehicles?
Not much, surprisingly. Source: Fast Facts on Transportation Greenhouse Gas Emissions | US EPA Transportation (all types) accounts for 27% of GHG emissions. Of the 24% attributed into “Industry” much…
Aviation: The real reason the U.S. has a pilot shortage?
Mentour pilot explains the background to the U.S. pilot shortage – and it may come down to union rules: How it works Legacy airlines (United, Delta, American) have high pilot…
Twitter: Media has meltdown over proposal to charge a fee for “Blue check”
Much of the media is having a meltdown over Twitter’s proposal to charge users for a Blue Check verified account. Here’s a quote from a Bloomberg news column: The plan…
Demographics: What happened to Halloween Trick or Treating?
For those of us growing up in the 1960s or 1970s (or perhaps the 1950s), Halloween was a big event. Our streets were filled with kids going door to door,…
Demographics: True -> “The Global War for Young Talent Will Shape the Future | Time”
Meanwhile, most of the population is stuck on the Population Bomb meme that was wrong the day it was published 55 years ago. That mindset is locked into today’s younger…
Demographics, Economy: Germany’s labor shortage may lead to worse inflationary pressures
Germany’s fertility rate is 1.6: The labor shortage is magnifying the pressure. With workers in high demand and inflation jumping to 10.9% last month — the fastest rate since the…
Demographics, Economy: Demographics now key driver of global economy
Ibbitson, 67, said over the next several decades that demographics will be the key driver of the global economy as more baby boomers age and birth rates around the world…
Public health: CDC abandons use of “case” disease models
In October 2022, we have an update from the CDC – the CDC is discontinuing publishing “case” disease models due to their (repeated) low reliability: Forecasts of New Cases Ensemble…