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World War III: Worldwide Preparedness Warnings

If you can’t buy groceries or medicines, what will you do? The U.S. government states on ready.gov: “After an emergency, you may need to survive on your own for several days. Being prepared means having […]

Pandemic Watch: What about the Plague?

How worried should we be about an epidemic of plague? Details reported by Russia are sparse, but we do know this: A 28-year-old lab technician at the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute experienced a laboratory exposure […]

Economy Watch: AI Boom or Bubble?

Are you concerned about artificial intelligence (AI)—to be renamed “superintelligence”—taking over your job?  It could be an enormous boost to the economy and a new “Golden Age”—or an existential threat to humanity. But one thing […]

Health Watch: Cyclospora

Are you worried about food-borne illnesses, such as the latest, Cyclospora? This one is caused by a one-celled parasite. It causes watery diarrhea, often explosive, abdominal cramping, and other symptoms. It is harder to track […]

Economics Watch: Is Inflation ‘Good’?

You are probably not among those who “love” inflation or think that it is “good” as shown by a peak in the stock market. The graph shows how the prices of necessities have increased over […]