US birth rate falls to lowest point in more than a century
NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. birth rate fell 4% last year, the largest single-year decrease in nearly 50 years, according to a government report being released Wednesday...
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Kalamazoo — worst spot for U.S. brain drain — gets hope as COVID-19 vaccine hub
The old factory town of Kalamazoo has become a center for COVID-19 vaccine manufacturing. That may help the area's economy turn a corner after some tough years.The southwest Michigan city of Kalamazoo, ranked highest in this year's Bloomberg Brain Drain Index of population loss of top talent, has…
Japan boosts artificial intelligence funding to help residents find love
Japan is seeking to boost its flagging birth rate by funding the use of artificial intelligence to help match lonely hearts, an official said Monday. Altho
Americans aren't making enough babies to replace ourselves
Government researchers did not offer an explanation, but experts cited factors including changing economics and fewer teen pregnancies.
Matt Yglesias on Why the Population is Too Damn Low (Ep. 104) | Conversations with Tyler
How more people would solve (some of) America’s problems.