01-22-2016, 11:18 PM
If you look at developed economies around the world, Jackson says, their fertility rates tend to be near 2.0 (like France or the United States) or down below 1.5 (like Italy, South Korea, or Japan). It has a lot to do with work and family balance. "The countries that have been most successful at adjusting for a dual role for women, both as mothers and as professionals or at least workers, interestingly end up with more of both," Jackson says," They end up with higher fertility rates and more working women."
How Japan can solve its sex problem - Tech Insider
We all want to lose ourselves in cinema, but sharing a movie theatre with others can be pretty distracting. There’s a new way to immerse yourself in a movie, and it’s called the Cardboard Home Cinema. Not a far cry from the Google Cardboard VR headset, the ‘Goggle Box’ is a ludicrous head enclosure that aims to block out the world so you can really enjoy a film. So how does it work? First off, put your phone or tablet on the top – voila, a cinema screen. Next, lie on the floor (seriously), and slide your head into the noggin-shaped groove on the side. If all goes to plan, you’ll feel utterly immersed in whatever video you choose to stick on your device.
Netflix and Chill alone with this ridiculous cinema head enclosure
Hedge fund titan Bill Ackman's Pershing Square Holdings, the fund's publicly traded vehicle, has fallen 14.5% in 2016, according to a performance update. That performance is through January 19. Pershing Square had its worst year in its history last year, falling 20.5%.
Pershing Square falls 14 percent - Business Insider
Global financial markets seem to be overreacting to falling oil prices and the risk of a sharp downturn in China's economy, the chief economist of the International Monetary Fund said on Tuesday. Speaking after the IMF cut its global growth forecasts for the third time in less than a year, Maurice Obstfeld also said it was critical that China is clear about its overall economic strategy, including its currency.
IMF chief economist sees overreaction in markets to oil, China - Yahoo Finance
“We have a public health emergency in many countries from pollution. It’s dramatic, one of the biggest problems we are facing globally, with horrible future costs to society,” said Maria Neira, head of public health at the WHO, which is a specialist agency of the United Nations. “Air pollution leads to chronic diseases which require hospital space. Before, we knew that pollution was responsible for diseases like pneumonia and asthma. Now we know that it leads to bloodstream, heart and cardiovascular diseases, too – even dementia. We are storing up problems. These are chronic diseases that require hospital beds. The cost will be enormous,” said Neira.
Shock figures to reveal deadly toll of global air pollution | Environment | The Guardian