The problem with pronatalism: Pushing baby booms to boost economic growth amounts to a Ponzi scheme
In the face of shrinking populations, many of the world's major economies are trying to engineer higher birth rates.
In the face of shrinking populations, many of the world's major economies are trying to engineer higher birth rates.
Economics & Business
Aug 12, 2024
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Political parties often like to say their candidates are different from the rest, but Smarter UK's really is, because he isn't human—he's a creation of artificial intelligence (AI). The new political party believes its ...
Political science
Jul 3, 2024
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The German government has approved new legislation that decriminalizes cannabis.
Social Sciences
Apr 9, 2024
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A new Environmental Working Group study has found chlormequat, a little-known pesticide, in four out of five people tested. Because the chemical is linked to reproductive and developmental problems in animal studies, the ...
Environment
Feb 15, 2024
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Drug traffickers have found a way to trick enforcement agencies by using one of the most potent tools our bodies have: our metabolism. Welcome to the world of prodrugs.
Analytical Chemistry
Jul 25, 2023
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Tree-changers opting for a rural lifestyle can get a bad rap for not managing their properties well. The COVID-19 pandemic prompted thousands more city-based Australians to buy property in the regions. So will this lead to ...
Environment
Jun 15, 2023
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Following Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Western governments implemented a suite of sanctions on Russian businesses, escalating the sanctions they implemented following Russia's annexation of Crimea in 2014. The goal ...
Economics & Business
Jun 5, 2023
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The pace of states using preemption to control local authority has quickened and expanded in the United States around issues related to rights of student athletes who are transgender, and the ways race and racism may be taught ...
Political science
Feb 28, 2023
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Fresh meats such as chicken and beef are staples of many Americans' diets, but demand may take a hit after these products are recalled, according to new Penn State research.
Economics & Business
Feb 10, 2023
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"It is crucial that the revenues from CO2 pricing are returned, and in a targeted manner: Distributing them back in shotgun-mode is only the second-best solution," explains Martin Hänsel, an economist at PIK and lead author ...
Economics & Business
Sep 30, 2022
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