Bill Brockman landed a post-retirement job at a child development center in Kansas.
Just how much the Great Recession reshaped what many baby boomers thought retirement would look like is becoming clearer: More than ever, they now expect to retire later or work when they’re “retired.”
Continue reading… “Retirement age a moving target for baby boomers”
Young adults find ways to access the Internet even without a roof over their heads.
Social scientists found that 75 percent of the homeless youth they surveyed use social networks and that their usage patterns were remarkably similar to college students. in a new intriguing study..
Continue reading… “Study finds 75% of homeless youth use social networks”
Some Europeans will get access to the full complement of HBO content for a small fee.
According to Variety, in mid-October an HBO streaming service that does not require an associated cable subscription will be rolled out in Europe. It is confined to only a few European countries, but it’s an embrace from Time Warner to cord-cutters that non-HBO customers have long sought.
Continue reading… “HBO brings streaming-only service to Europe”
Millennials are thinking entrepreneurially, viewing themselves as microbusinesses operating in a highly uncertain economic environment.
Millennials aren’t alone as they shift from tangibles (cars and homes) to intangibles (education and access to data). The business sector is moving along the same tangible-to-intangible path as the Millennials, perhaps at an even faster pace. Business spending on nonresidential structures, other than mining-related, is roughly 30% below the 2007 pre-recession highs, while investment in software is up almost 20% over the same period.
Continue reading… “Americans turning against ‘stuff’”
There’s an epidemic of overtreatment.
Many patients and doctors believe more is better when it comes to medical care.
But there’s an epidemic of overtreatment. Doctors are ordering too many scans, too many blood tests, too many procedures for their patients and it is costing the nation’s health care system at least $210 billion a year, according to the Institute of Medicine. It is also taking a human toll in pain, emotional suffering, severe complications and even death.
Continue reading… “The epidemic of overtreatment is taking a harmful toll”
Because of a trend toward smaller urban living, a bad economy and high debt, the Millennials will likely be a generation of renters for years to come. But there’s a group of young adults we don’t talk about that deserves some attention: Those who are already homeowners.
Continue reading… “48% of homeowners younger than 40 are underwater on their mortgages”
Futurist Thomas Frey: During the late 1990s business and industry began to panic over the issues surrounding Y2K, which later turned out to be mostly manufactured fear.
Father’s age is linked to increased genetic risk.
Solid evidence has been found by scientists that older men have more random mutations in their sperm cells. They’re warning that can cause autism, schizophrenia and a long list of other genetic diseases in their offspring.
Continue reading… “Older Dad’s linked to kids’ risk for genetic ailments”
Health food stores use every trick they learn from conventional grocery stores to get you to open your wallet.
The food business is still business, including those claiming to be superior because they are selling organic or ‘health’ products. They exist to lure you in and make you buy as much stuff as possible.
Continue reading… “Are health food stores making you fat?”
More than four in 10 physicians said they are emotionally exhausted.
According to a national survey that came out on Monday, job burnout strikes doctors more often than it does other employed Americans.
Continue reading… “Job burnout strikes nearly half of all U.S. doctors”
One in 10 men use gaming consoles to watch online content.
When men are looking for entertainment they favoring their computers and not their televisions, according to “The Great Male Survey” conducted by AskMen.com from May to July 2012.
Continue reading… “Men prefer computers over television for entertainment”
Future of technology
The power of technology has been shaping our world. Within a generation we’ve seen space stations built, computing speeds quicken exponentially, and the internet boom. In fact, technological advances now happen so rapidly that our current way of life may seem hopelessly outdated within another decade.
Continue reading… “9 technologies of the future that will radically change the world”
By delving into the futuring techniques of Futurist Thomas Frey, you’ll embark on an enlightening journey.
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