http://www.vulture.com/2021/06/best-audiobooks-june-2021.html? 7 Great Audiobooks to Listen to This Month By Marshall Heyman, June 26, 2021 Photo-Illustration: Vulture; Photos by Publishers The audiobook category is expanding every day, and I certainly can’t listen to everything. The goal of this monthly column is to steer you toward audiobooks that I hope will provide the best experiences, pop-culture value, and something to … Continue reading 7 more audiobooks for those who walk, vacuum, do laundry, etc.
Higher education pushed to change by the pandemic
Remote learning has taught students and parents that they're paying a LOT of cash for little more than on-line lectures. https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-670-billion-college-industrial-complex-is-under-threat-from-online-school-11624636809? The $670 Billion College-Industrial Complex Is Under Threat From Online School The global health crisis took a big bite out of higher-education revenue. But the pandemic’s long-term effect on colleges and universities may be … Continue reading Higher education pushed to change by the pandemic
How do gender stereotypes hold back innovation? Ex #1 the wheelie suitcase
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2021/jun/24/mystery-of-wheelie-suitcase-how-gender-stereotypes-held-back-history-of-invention Mystery of the wheelie suitcase: how gender stereotypes held back the history of invention Why have some brilliant innovations – from rolling luggage to electric cars – taken so long to come to market? Macho culture has a lot to answer for Technology such as having wheels on suitcases appear obvious in hindsight but … Continue reading How do gender stereotypes hold back innovation? Ex #1 the wheelie suitcase
Climate crisis/drought benefitting rattlesnakes
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/jun/26/california-drought-rattlesnakes-bears Rattlesnakes everywhere: the odd consequences of California’s drought Snakes, bears and other animals seeking refuge from the drying landscape are increasingly finding their way into urban environments Wildlife vets have reported big changes in the numbers of abandoned babies or injured animals brought into their centers and sightings – especially of bears. Photograph: Noah Berger/EPA … Continue reading Climate crisis/drought benefitting rattlesnakes
Targeting vaccine toward ages most at risk has paid off
Personally, I find the geographical disparity in the percentage of the population vaccinated at the feet of former President Trump who continues to discourage vaccination even tho he was both ill, and later vaccinated. It's absurd that this health issue was made partisan so that the facts are being ignored by many of those who … Continue reading Targeting vaccine toward ages most at risk has paid off
Underrated British sci-fi anthology series finally streaming in the U.S.
https://www.inverse.com/entertainment/inside-number-nine-streaming-online-america-britbox THE MOST UNDERRATED BRITISH SCI-FI ANTHOLOGY SERIES IS FINALLY STREAMING IN THE US “IT'S HARD TO DELIVER A JAW-DROPPING AMAZING TWIST EVERY WEEK.” DAIS JOHNSTON6.22.2021 10:00 PM THE BEST SHOWS COME FROM THE HARSHEST RULES. Usually, these “rules” are part of the show’s structure. Every episode of How I Met Your Mother is part of some … Continue reading Underrated British sci-fi anthology series finally streaming in the U.S.
Air travel will suck this summer — and it’s because of the airline’s aggressive layoffs
https://www.vox.com/the-goods/22550623/air-travel-summer-post-covid-layoffs Air travel will suck this summer. Blame the airlines’ shortsighted layoffs. American, Delta, and United spent a year laying off workers. Now the airlines need them back.By Terry Nguyen Jun 28, 2021, 8:30am EDT Travel is back, and so are long security lines, unruly passengers, boarding mishaps, and flight delays. The airlines are no longer desperate. … Continue reading Air travel will suck this summer — and it’s because of the airline’s aggressive layoffs
Indigenous peoples about to get dispossessed again — by the climate crisis
My sister, who lived close to the earth and cared beyond measure for the planet and its people, would not only grieve for these people but go out and fight for them. Where are the fighters now? http://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/27/climate/climate-Native-Americans.html? Dispossessed, Again: Climate Change Hits Native Americans Especially Hard Many Native people were forced into the most … Continue reading Indigenous peoples about to get dispossessed again — by the climate crisis
India’s energy needs increasingly filled by solar rather than coal
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-06-24/india-s-coal-dominated-power-market-is-tilting-toward-solar? India’s Coal-Dominated Power Market Is Tilting Toward Solar A major new investment in renewables by the country’s largest power company may signal the beginning of the end for thermal energy.By Nathaniel BullardJune 24, 2021, 6:22 AM EDT Pedestrians walk along a street as smokestacks of the closed coal-fired NTPC Ltd. Badarpur Thermal Power Station stand … Continue reading India’s energy needs increasingly filled by solar rather than coal
Big government is turning out to be useful
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-era-of-big-government-is-back-11624636813? The Era of Big Government Is Back The U.S. government didn’t handle the pandemic perfectly, but its response has made Americans more favorable to big spending and projects “The nine most terrifying words in the English language are, ‘I’m from the government, and I’m here to help.’” That remark rang true for many Americans … Continue reading Big government is turning out to be useful
Women bearing fewer children because of more choices
http://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/27/opinion/falling-birthrate-women-babies.html? Women Are Having Fewer Babies Because They Have More Choices June 27, 2021, 7:18 p.m. ET Credit...Bethany Mollenkof for The New York Times By Jill Filipovic Ms. Filipovic is a journalist and lawyer whose work focuses on gender and politics. She is the author of “OK Boomer, Let’s Talk: How My Generation Got Left Behind” and … Continue reading Women bearing fewer children because of more choices
99.2% of current U.S. COVID deaths unvaccinated
https://apnews.com/article/coronavirus-pandemic-health-941fcf43d9731c76c16e7354f5d5e187 Nearly all COVID deaths in US are now among unvaccinated By CARLA K. JOHNSON and MIKE STOBBE June 24, 2021 Nearly all COVID-19 deaths in the U.S. now are in people who weren’t vaccinated, a staggering demonstration of how effective the shots have been and an indication that deaths per day — now down … Continue reading 99.2% of current U.S. COVID deaths unvaccinated
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