First Newsletter For Apex Mortals!

 "The total fertility rate – an estimate of the number of births that 1,000 women would have in their lifetimes – was only 1,637.5 births per 1,000 women in 2020, well below the “replacement level” rate of 2,100 births per 1,000 women... Furthermore, birth rates have fallen since the 2008 economic crisis but have not rebounded as the U.S. economy bounced back from the “Great Recession,” 

W. Brad Wilcox, senior fellow at the Institute for Family Studies, implying that causes other than the economy are also responsible for the decline in fertility rates.

We also see from the chart that the speed with which countries can make the transition to low fertility rates has increased over time. In the 19th century it took the United Kingdom 95 years and the US 82 years to reduce fertility from more than 6 to less than 3.

Quick head lines in health:

• Organ Donations, Transplants Increase on Days of Largest Motorcycle Rallies(harvard)
• Late-life loneliness and incident dementia(MDLinx)
• Surgical reconstruction is superior to non-surgical rehabilitation for non-acute anterior cruciate ligament tears(MDlinx)
• How much water should you drink in a day? It's complicated(ScienceNews)
• Adding micro-doses of lithium to drinking water may reduce the suicide rate(MDLinx)
• Humana, CVS Circle Cano Health as Potential Buyers(wsj)
• Alphabet Health Unit Founder Exits as Company Targets Commercial Uses(wsj)
• UK nurses vote to strike over pay(ft)

• Returning Home(artstation)
• Valorant - Killjoy and Raze(artstation)
• Unreal Engine 5 Beginner Tutorial(youtube)
• ChatGPT Artist??(twitter)

• Senate Passes $858 Billion Defense-Policy Bill and Stopgap Spending Fix(wsj)
• Retail Sales, Manufacturing Declines Point to Slowing Economy(wsj)
• Puerto Rico Independence Vote Bill Passes U.S. House(reuters)
• Ford Hikes Price of Cheapest F-150 EV to $56,000(reuters)
• Twitter Suspends Journalists Who Musk Says Imperiled His Safety(bloomberg)
• Faraday Sinks on Word It Needs $150 Million(bloomberg)
• Beijing Death Toll Mounts as Covid Sweeps Through Chinese Capital(ft)