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The biggest driver of Australia's increased emissions is the increasing population: https://www.macrobusiness.com.au/2017/07/greenhouse-gas-emis... Under current immigration settin…

5G (and all the other network technologies) isn't designed for consumers, its designed for mobile network operators: to squeeze as much efficiency out of their limited spectrum as …

A scarcity of antibiotics might encourage us to raise humans and livestock in less squalid conditions - a good thing.

We'd go a long way if we simply removed disruptive children from classrooms, and ensured that poor women have access to contraception and abortion. Right now its basically impossib…

We are not seeing a gradual reduction though, populations in Africa and West Asia are continually increasing, and will drive the population on Earth to 11.2 billion by 2100: https:…

GDP per capita is still at $767, which is representative of the majority of the population earning a subsistence living. Ethiopia has a population of 105 million, yet it has the gr…

GDP per capita change for 2018 was negative for sub-saharan Africa: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NY.GDP.PCAP.KD.ZG?locat... Be careful what you wish for: economic growth in…

I'd highly recommend everyone buy a CO2 monitor. You can get an all-in-one monitor on AliExpress for about $80.

Interesting it doesn't mention the test dummy was modeled after Rosie the Riveter, and they are all feminist power for the flight, going so far as to pose for this photo: https://t…

You'll be getting a headache from the excess CO2 buildup with the windows closed. If you want to effectively control and monitor indoor pollutants, you also need to buy a CO2+PM2.5…

The problem I have with the 2S is that the button clicks are really noisy - I had to swap out to another mouse in my office, since the noise was just too great.

Including use in urban poverty: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/07/health/antibiotic-resista... Where antibiotics are handed out without prescription and people live in squalid con…

This still relies on bureaucratic changes - in many jurisdictions, connecting to the grid is mandatory. That's the current situation in Australia, for example: https://reneweconomy…

I was gearing up to buy an iPhone 12 with USB-C (and replace my iPhone 6S), but going completely portless is totally idiotic. 1. I can't use my phone whilst charging. 2. I can't us…

The main driver is the H1B: https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/USCIS/Resources/Re... 73.9% of H1B visas are given to Indians, 79.2% of those Indians are males. The solution …

A Tesla Model 3 is a huge car in Europe. In many older cities, it simply won't fit. We need small electric runabouts. It seems like they only exist in China though.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/health/children/11723308/Fi... While British Pakistanis are responsible for 3% of all births, they account for 30% of British children born with a …