Archive for the 'Collapse' Category
Magnesium: Mineral Content of Vegetables Has Declined 80–90% Last 100 Years
September 14th, 2019This is from 2018. Via: Nutrients: Magnesium is a critical mineral in the human body and is involved in ~80% of known metabolic functions. It is currently estimated that 60% of adults do not achieve the average dietary intake (ADI) and 45% of Americans are magnesium deficient, a condition associated with disease states like hypertension, […]
Worms Fail to Thrive in Soil Containing Microplastics
September 14th, 2019Via: Guardian: Worms fail to thrive in earth containing microplastics, new research has shown, adding to the growing body of evidence of impacts from the increasingly widespread contaminants on the natural world. The rosy-tipped earthworm, Aporrectodea rosea, is one of the most common found in farmland in temperate regions. Scientists found that worms placed in […]
California Approves Statewide Rent Control
September 11th, 2019Via: Reuters: California lawmakers on Wednesday passed a statewide cap on annual rent increases for most tenants, the boldest step yet to address an affordable housing crunch that has helped push people into the streets. The bill limits annual rent increases to 5% after inflation and takes effect from March of this year. It also […]
The Trillion-Dollar Military Still Isn’t Enough for the War Party
September 11th, 2019Via: Mises Institute: Since the end of the Cold War in 1990, US defense spending has increased 182 percent in nominal terms, and 44 percent in inflation-adjusted terms. In inflation-adjusted terms, defense spending is now about equal with the all-time peak reached in 2011, and the White House’s Office of Management and Budget estimates that […]
Trump Says Fed ‘Boneheads’ Should Cut Interest Rates to Zero ‘Or Less,’ U.S. Should Refinance Debt
September 11th, 2019As I was driving through town yesterday afternoon, I saw a bug eyed crazy dude on the side of the road. He was wearing a blanket and frantically babbling to the sky. That’s about the level we’re at with the suggestion that the U.S. national debt could be refinanced. Although… I remember a conversation with […]
Japan May Be Forced to Dump Radioactive Fukushima Water Into the Pacific
September 10th, 2019Via: U.S. News and World Report: Radioactive water from Japan’s destroyed Fukushima nuclear power plant may have to be dumped into the ocean, the country’s energy minister reportedly said Tuesday, igniting concern and anger from nuclear safety experts and Japan’s neighbors in the region. The electric utility overseeing the crippled power plant, Tokyo Electric Power […]
McDonald’s Acquires AI Company to Help Automate the Drive-Thru
September 10th, 2019In other AI news, 120 Million Workers May Need to be Reskilled or Retrained in the Next Three Years. Via: CNBC: McDonald’s said Tuesday it has agreed to acquire a company that is trying to automate the drive-thru. It’s the fast-food giant’s third tech-focused deal this year. Apprente, a Silicon Valley company founded in 2017, […]
IBM: 120 Million Workers May Need to be Reskilled or Retrained in the Next Three Years
September 9th, 2019Via: IBM: In the next three years, as many as 120 million workers in the world’s 12 largest economies may need to be retrained or reskilled as a result of AI and intelligent automation, according to a new IBM (NYSE: IBM) Institute for Business Value (IBV) study. In addition, only 41 percent of CEOs surveyed […]
America’s Aging Population Is Leading to a Doctor Shortage Crisis
September 8th, 2019Via: CNBC: As America’s population ages and demand outpaces supply, a physician shortage is intensifying. Projections from the Association of American Medical Colleges say the U.S. will see a shortage of 46,900 to 121,900 physicians by 2032 in primary and specialty care. The aging of America’s population is slicing the health-care industry in multiple ways. […]
Driving an Ambulance in the Age of Narcan
September 7th, 2019Some days everyone is just dying and coming back left and right like junkie whack-a-mole. Via: Hazlitt: It’s pretty common in my city to have a dose of Narcan drawn up and rubber banded onto the rearview mirror of the ambulance. We keep the rest of our gear all the way in the back of […]
