How insects show the effects of nutrient dilution.
Tuesday, July 1, 2025
As Youth Suicides Climb, Anguished Parents Begin To Speak Out
It’s not just that suicides are rising among teens but that many well-adjusted-seeming kids are killing themselves.
Oil Price Crash: 50% Of U.S. Shale Could Go Bankrupt
Yesterday’s oil price downdraft, if not meaningfully reversed, will create a world of hurt among US producers, most of all shale gas players.
Marcie Frost Indictment: Overwhelming Majority of Investment Professionals Would Not Recommend Joining CalPERS
A survey of CalPERS’ investment professionals reveals that CalPERS is one big unhappy family. Not only that, it shows that they’ve become less happy in the last year, since Ben Meng became Chief Investment Officer. We’ve embedded the summary page of the survey, but this section shows that less than 1/4 of CalPERS’ investment professional […]
2:00PM Water Cooler 3/9/2020
“They had learned nothing, and forgotten nothing.” –Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord
A Tale of Two Cities: How Hong Kong Has Controlled its Coronavirus Outbreak, While New York City Scrambles
Discussion with Dr. Sarah Borwein, a Canadian doctor practicing medicine in Hong Kong, on that city’s management of the coronavirus crisis.
Will Biden’s Trade Policy Record Come Back to Haunt Him in Midwest?
Sanders seeks to make Biden pay for his trade record in Tuesday’s Michigan primary. Idaho, Mississippi, Missouri, North Dakota, and Washington also hold primaries on the same day.
Mr. Market Loses It Over Coronavirus Risk: Oil Tanks, S&P Futures Trades Halted on Limit Down Overnight, Gold Jumps
Coronavirus infects Mr. Market.
‘Internet of Things’ Could Be an Unseen Threat to Elections
How more IoT = more messed up elections
Right to Repair: Will the European Commission Have the Guts to Stand Up to Apple et al? Details on Wednesday…
European Commission to decide Wednesday whether to adopt a right to repair for smartphones as part of its Circular Economy Action Plan, to match what already exists for household appliances.
Let’s Get Real. Economists Have a Women Problem
Lynn Parramore discusses another blindspot for most economists : their treatment of women. Happy International Women’s Day!
