Ageing population pushes welfare bill to crisis point – Telegraph This is an excellent and MUST READ article from the Telegraph, citing latest research from the the OECD. via Ageing population pushes welfare bill to crisis point – Telegraph… 178 more words[...]
Posts Tagged ‘Science’
May 14th, 2014 - 3:46 am § in Uncategorized
Will Age Do The UK In … Or Will Immigration Save The Brits?
May 7th, 2014 - 3:22 am § in Science
RESCUING US SCIENCE
Four Science Leaders Speak Out on How US Biomedical Research Can Survive Hard Times; “Rescuing U.S. Biomedical Research From Its Systemic Flaws” A recent article by Sam Stein on Huff Post sums it up pretty well, the US is suffering from a brain drain. Where once the best came here and becam[...]
May 4th, 2014 - 4:30 pm § in Misc.
Before The Big Bang
Scientists tell us they don’t know what existed before the Big Bang, and we may never know; in other words, the Big Bang is an impenetrable barrier blocking our view of what existed before the Big Bang. But I want to argue we can see to the other side, by using logic to deduce what [&helli[...]
April 22nd, 2014 - 10:38 am § in The Ave Scene
Liberals Can Be Hypocrites Too
As we legalize pot, we promote it as if it were a miracle medicine.[...]
Where Tax Money Goes?
How much goes to science?[...]
April 9th, 2014 - 12:24 am § in The Ave Scene
Jeff Bezos Gives Some Money
Geekwire Reports: Bezos gives big to Fred Hutch Jeff Bezos has an amazing Dad .. watch this video to be convinced that good traits can be passed from parent to child even without DNA! His Dad’s mantra appears to be to do good with whatever you have! Now Bezos Jr. may be emerging as a [&hel[...]
April 8th, 2014 - 8:20 am § in Science
$9,000,000,000 Finding Against Lilly and Takeda
Jury finds that diabetes drug, Actos, causes bladder cancer. Assuming that the data are correct, Actos increased the risk of bladder cancer by three fold. The other issue here, as in all such cases, is the question of why we use the vastly expensive and over burdened court system, with lawyers gone[...]
Right’s Crusade Against Science
Subject: Funding for the National Science Foundation For those of you concerned about NSF funding for anthropological research, I want to bring to your attention a legislative proposal currently making its way through the US Congress that would, if enacted, have serious consequences for anthropolo[...]
The Lost Art of Critical Thinking
Some people mistakenly believe the purpose of a college education is to get a better-paying job. While we all aspire to make a comfortable living, and education traditionally has been a path to good jobs, its real value lies in helping you acquire skills that will make you more effective in any ca[...]