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Hannah’s Children: Social Scientist Mother of Eight Writes Book About Why Some Modern Women Choose to Have Many Children
The social scientist Catherine Pakaluk, herself the mother of eight, traveled across the United States and interviewed fifty-five college-educated women who were raising five or more children. Through open-ended questions, she sought to understand who these women are, why and … Continue reading
Posted in Amish, Demographics, Pronatalism
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Russia to Celebrate Victory Day 9 May
The strategic Ukrainian town of Chasiv Yar is under attack by Russian forces. Suicide attacks have been ordered to achieve victory in time for the Moscow celebration of Victory Day. In the video below, you can see Russian troops being … Continue reading
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Solar Power from Space: News and 137 Year Timeline
Our planet is bathed in sunlight 24 hours a day, but solar power arrays on Earth can only efficiently access useful solar power for less than 8 hours a day. Worse than that, solar power peaks at a time several … Continue reading
Posted in expansive future, Islands of Competence, Space Future, Sun
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Attack of the Pattern-Seeking Systematizers: Why Men Build Skyscrapers and Women Build Grass Huts
“If civilization had been left in female hands, we would still be living in grass huts” and “There is no female Mozart because there is no female Jack the Ripper.” __ Camille Paglia, a Female Legend Earlier this year, neuroscientists … Continue reading
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EV Disaster Plays Out Like a Train Full of Rocket Fuel Derailing at 3AM on a Sunday Morning in Midtown
When governments try to steer consumer and business choices from the top down, catastrophe ensues. The USSR learned it the hard way. NetZero imbeciles must likewise do. EVs Are Piling Up Unsold, Despite Huge Discounts The government is killing the … Continue reading
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Neutral Switzerland Prepares to Defend Against Russia
Since the Russian invasion of Europe in 2022, European nations have anticipated the spread of Russian hostilities beyond Ukraine and Moldova. As a result, NATO members have positioned more weapons and troops closer to the war zone, and Sweden and … Continue reading
Posted in Europe, Russia
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Someone Wants to Bomb This Beautiful Villa, But I Hope They Never Do
“From a Distance” written by Julie Gold, is an ironic work of exquisite beauty. The masterful performance of the song above was recorded almost within earshot of one of the most cruel, destructive, and unwarranted wars in human history. Which … Continue reading
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Russia in Five Diverging Paths
As more Russian men are thrust into the Ukrainian meat-grinder, more planes are shot down, more ships are sunk . . . perhaps it is time to take a step back and ponder the uncertain future of Russia through a … Continue reading
Posted in geopolitics, Putin, Russian Decline
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A Fine List of the Best 10,224 Books in 409 Pages
Book lists can be rather “hit or miss” sometimes, depending upon the quality of the people who are doing the recommending. The list of 10,224 “Greatest Books” linked above is compiled from 268 “best of books” lists which have been … Continue reading
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China, Germany, Russia: The Long Decline
The three former industrial titans of Asia, Europe, and Eurasia, are settling in on a long downhill slide of codependent decline. Example: Germany’s fatal dependency on Russian natural gas, before Putin’s decision to invade Europe. When Russia invaded Europe, Germany’s … Continue reading
I Picked the Wrong Century to Start Believing in Peak Oil
The United States produced more crude oil than any nation at any time, according to our International Energy Statistics, for the past six years in a row. Crude oil production in the United States, including condensate, averaged 12.9 million barrels per … Continue reading
Posted in Electrical Power Grid, Energy, Peak Oil
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Neil Diamond Sings Bob Dylan to Perfection
Both men were born in the northern US in 1941. Bob Dylan was born in Minnesota of Russian /Lithuanian Jewish stock. Neil Diamond was born in Brooklyn, NYC, of Russian/Polish Jewish families. Both became celebrated singer-songwriters known around the world, … Continue reading
Posted in Music, Valerie
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Want to Rule the World? Then Rule the Moon
“He who controls the moon controls Earth.” … After all, the moon is the ultimate high ground, providing clear vision to detect attacks and material that might attract Earth-based powers to seek an alliance with the moon – assuming the … Continue reading
Posted in Ocean, Space Future
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Develop Late, Decay Early: The Last-In First-Out Brain Networks That Keep Human Societies on the Treadmill
Some societies seem to have better brains than others. Patents, Nobel Prizes, innovative startups and IPOs, all attest to the presence of brains that seem to be thinking better and faster. Societies with better brains (on average) are more prosperous … Continue reading
Posted in Cognition, Human Brain
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Putin is an Experienced Moscow Bomber of Old
When you need a terrorist attack in Russia to justify something foul, “Who you gonna call?” If history is any judge, you should look no further than Putin’s FSB. They have gotten the job done many times before, and as … Continue reading
Posted in Fertility, Putin, Russia
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How Can Young Girls Find Their Way Home?
The following is a brief anecdote about a college coed who temporarily lost her smartphone service, just before she was to drive home for the weekend. She asks her professor what to do: … her phone plan was switched by … Continue reading
Posted in Human Brain, Smartphones, Uncategorized
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Uppity Han Women Refuse to Marry; What Would Confucius Say?
In China, girls have been aborted more commonly than boys, resulting in an excess of almost 50 million men of marriageable age, compared to women. But now, even the diminished numbers of women who remain are refusing to marry and … Continue reading
Posted in China, Demographics
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In Haiti Dining Options are Impressive
The tourist beach at Abaka Bay is featured in the image above. Haiti offers many fine beaches, as does the Dominican Republic — the country that shares the island of Hispaniola with Haiti. But Haiti and the Dominican Republic have … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Haiti, History, Politics
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Manpower Bleedout: A Fatal Demographic Weakness
Russia is unable to compensate for its looming wartime manpower losses during a pre-existing demographic collapse. Russia’s economy is based upon natural resource extraction, refinement, and industrial production. All of these foundational industries require manpower to operate. Without men, Russia’s … Continue reading
Posted in Demographics, Russia, Russian Decline, Ukraine
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Her Skull Could Not Protect Her From This
Within seconds, one student throws down the other teen girl to the pavement. She then unleashes a flurry of punches to the girl’s face. When another female student attempts to intervene, she is attacked by other teenage girls. After [punching … Continue reading
Can You Live Long Enough to Live Forever?
It depends upon two things: Can scientists eventually develop rejuvenation technologies at a fast enough rate to keep a person young indefinitely? Can you live long enough to take advantage of those rejuvenation technologies? Walking might help: …walking ability is … Continue reading
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Roving Death Squads in China; Russia Mobilization Roundup; Global Recession is Real, Includes China
There is no appeal for mercy when these Chinese death squads pull up to your door. They can’t be reasoned with. They do not feel pity, remorse, or fear. And once they have your scent, they will not stop until … Continue reading
Where Babies Are Being Born, Or Not
The global fertility map reveals that the nations with the highest fertility rates are almost all impoverished, backward, third world nations. Surplus persons from these nations are already flooding European countries. But as the above fertility trends continue, out-migrations of … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Demographics, Human Brain, Migrations
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Good Elon / Bad Elon : Power Grid, AI, Crappy Energy
“I’ve never seen any technology advance faster than this.” The chip shortage may be behind us, but AI and EVs are expanding at such a rapacious rate that the world will face supply crunches in electricity and transformers next year, … Continue reading
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Modern Russian Diaspora: Thailand Today
Of the many countries that Russians are fleeing to under Putin, Thailand is an interesting example. Here is a short profile of the impact of Russian emigrants on a peaceful community in Southeastern Asia. In the ongoing Great Russian Diaspora, … Continue reading
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