A Laboratory of the Future Human Experience
The market for Lithium (Li) is about to explode.
What we are witnessing now is nothing less that the transition from a carbon- to a lithium-based economy.
In the space of three years, we have gone from a global lithium glut to a structural shortage.
Continue reading… “Why Lithium is about to replace oil”
The world is nearly out of good “.com” domain names—and even the fourth circuit of the United States Court of Appeals agrees.
As global internet usage rises, .com naming is going to get more and more complicated. Our languages only contain a finite number of meaningful words, so brand naming is becoming much more than coming up with a unique, snazzy moniker—it also involves knowledge of intellectual property rights, law, and a large of dash of luck.
Continue reading… “We’re running out of domain names—what happens when they’re all gone?”
Helium is a highly necessary commodity in the modern world.
Almost everyday we are told about the unsustainable pressure we’re putting on our natural resources. And while it prompts visions of oil, fresh water, and coal, you’d be surprised at how many of our creature comfort commodities are dwindling just as quickly.
Continue reading… “7 things you didn’t know the world was running out of”
“Where’s my organic milk?” There is a shortage of organic milk across the country, and it has become so bad in areas like the Southeast that Publix stores from Florida to Tennessee have put up signs in dairy cases anticipating the shopper’s frustration.
Continue reading… “Organic milk shortage around the U.S.”
The biggest shortage is with injected drugs, which present unique manufacturing problems.
The lives of patients across the United States are being threatened by a massive shortage of drugs. This year, 213 drugs are in short supply and doctors are forced to ration them.
Continue reading… “U.S. drug shortages threaten patients lives”
Hash currently in short supply in Egypt.
Millions of Egyptians — some of the world’s most enthusiastic consumers of hashish — are suffering withdrawal pangs after an unprecedented shortage of their favourite narcotic. A sudden fall in supply of the concentrated form of marijuana has sent prices spiralling, and left smokers searching for alternative highs.
“This is very weird for Egypt. I’ve never seen it like this,” said Yasser, a former police officer-turned-hash dealer. “My supplier told me he doesn’t know what’s going on…”
Continue reading… “Drug Smokers In Egypt Suffer Hashish Shortage After Crackdown”
The U.S. now employs at least a million fewer people than it did in 1999.
To keep pace with population growth and prevent the unemployment rate from rising, the economy needs to consistently create between 1 million and 2 million new jobs per year. Yet private-sector employment has actually fallen over the last 10 years; the U.S. now employs at least a million fewer people than it did in 1999.
Continue reading… “Fighting to Keep Your Job in 2020”
Chinese woman carries water from far away
A decade ago, China’s leaders gave the go-ahead to a colossal plan to bring more than 8 trillion gallons of water a year from the rivers of central China to the country’s arid north. The project would have erected towering dams, built hundreds of miles of pipelines and tunnels, and created vast reservoirs with a price tag three times that of the giant Three Gorges Dam.
Continue reading… “China Facing Major Water Shortage as Their Economy Grows”
A recruiter from a clothing factory holds up a poster with a list of job vacancies.
Companies in the Pearl River Delta, the country’s manufacturing heartland, are facing major labor shortages after workers are failing to return after the Spring Festival holiday. Nearly one in 12 migrant workers is not expected to show up after the break in Guangdong province, home to some of the country’s leading exporters, according to survey of leading employers.
Continue reading… “China Facing Major Labor Shortages as Migrant Workers Fail to Return to Work”
Studies show that growing up in a home without adequate food can damage children in many ways. Even if they are not hungry themselves, babies and toddlers in households with slight food shortages are more likely to be hospitalized, at risk for developmental delays and to be raised by mothers who are depressed. While not all children develop these problems, here are some of the other effects researchers have found can be associated with food shortages:
A South African information technology company on Wednesday proved it was faster for them to transmit data with a carrier pigeon than to send it using Telkom , the country’s leading internet service provider.
Continue reading… “Pigeon Transfers Data Faster than South Africa’s Telkom”
India is struggling to keep up with the demand for talented workers
India Inc. is likely to face a huge ‘talent shortage’ in the coming years, as the country is not producing enough people equipped with the right skills required for the globalised environment, global consultancy Deloitte says.
Continue reading… “Huge Talent Shortage to Hit Corporate India”
