Interesting Links for 16-08-2023

[andrewducker]

1. The 16 brutal restrictions imposed on women in Afghanistan during two years of the Taliban

(tags:taliban afghanistan women rights )

2. 'We want a second baby, but can't afford one': The rise of Britain's one-child families

(tags:children money uk )

3. Edinburgh is new Covid hotspot as active cases double during Festival Fringe

(tags:pandemic edinburgh festival fringe )

4. Positive Association between Altitude and Suicide across the USA

(tags:usa suicide oxygen )

5. Council Tax Reform is Necessary — and so is Understanding

(tags:Scotland politics tax )

6. Brains of teenage smokers may be different than non-smokers

(tags:cigarettes neuroscience brain teenagers )

7. Google DeepMind's game-playing AI just found another way to make code faster

(tags:ai coding software )

Comments

Babies and immigration

[agoodwinsmith]

I can't read all of #2 because paywall, but it did remind me of some factoids I discovered while researching a job interview presentation back in 2007 (oh, longer ago than I thought - well, anyway). Canada relies heavily on immigration for population replacement (never mind growth), and it turns out that is doesn't matter which ethnic/racial/national group has immigrated to Canada: the first families are big crowds, and then by the second and third generation, the families are ones and twos. Our The-Good-Life lifestyle of a nice house and cars all round and good schools and enrichment activities for kids and adequate retirement funds is not sufficiently supported by the wages of many of our professions. Regardless of ethnic/racial/national starting point.

Re: Babies and immigration

[anna_wing]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Income_and_fertility

Re: Babies and immigration

[agoodwinsmith]

Thank you.