They likely saved the country by implementing their current system of cash transfers to new parents.
“Mongolia's birthrate was below-replacement for a few years before the government started to get serious about it.” ~ learn more
“Mongolia's birthrate was below-replacement for a few years before the government started to get serious about it.” ~ learn more
It’s all about that dimethyl sulfide! This is a neat piece of news, and the article also contains a helpful explanation of how scientists measure far-off planetary atmospheres. Alas, still no contact with alien life. You can use the Unsure Calculator (above) to plug in the Drake equation (“It is an estimate of the number of civilizations in our galaxy with which communication might be possible.”) to build some confidence…
“There’s unexpected movement in the world of cell biology — specifically, with the energy factories known as mitochondria. … Over the past three decades, research has revealed that mitochondria are much more than cellular powerhouses that turn nutrients from food into energy.” ~ learn more
I wonder if this led to a tense meeting at Google HQ. “Temu completely shut off Google Shopping ads in the U.S. on April 9, with its App Store ranking subsequently plummeting from a typical third or fourth position to 58th in just three days.” ~ learn more
“Effective Monday, April 21st, 2025, and until further notice, we will temporarily suspend the collection and shipping of business-to-consumer (B2C) shipments to private individuals in the United States where the declared customs value exceeds USD 800.” ~ learn more
“You can’t. That’s because toddlers don’t understand what an argument is and aren’t interesting in having one.” ~ learn more
“It’s one of those secret, little pleasures of parenting that don’t get talked about enough. That hug and goodbye ritual at school dropoff. The intricate, almost compulsive bedtime routine. The playacting before you wrestle or chase them down the hall. …” ~ learn more
AI 2027. “We predict that the impact of superhuman AI over the next decade will be enormous, exceeding that of the Industrial Revolution. We wrote a scenario that represents our best guess about what that might look like. It’s informed by trend extrapolations, wargames, expert feedback, experience at OpenAI, and previous forecasting successes.”
The last time he did this was in 2001 when he joined Google. “On Monday, Schmidt told employees of Relativity Space that he made a significant investment and had taken a controlling stake in the company, The New York Times first reported.” Onward and upward to space! ~ learn more
Nice to see this is picking up steam! “This marks the largest known raise by a YouTube Creator in exchange for a percentage of potential future channel revenue.” ~ learn more