Plastic surgery has been booming in the past decade. But it was the Covid-19 pandemic that catapulted the industry to new heights. Americans working from home spent hours watching themselves on camera, endlessly scrolling on social media and experiencing downtime from social events. This all but benefitted the plastic surgery industry, which saw a record number of patients as pandemic restrictions were lifted.
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Analysis: Will We Be Eating Insects Soon? (Economist)
By 2050 there could be 10 billion human mouths to feed. Eating insects could help solve the global food-supply problem.
Video timeline: 00:00 – 00:47 How to feed our growing population 00:47 – 03:23 The potential of insects 03:23 – 05:31 Eating cricket powder in Madagascar 05:31– 06:30 Madagascar’s climate change famine 06:30 – 08:00 Cricket farming in Africa 08:00 – 11:30 Expanding insect production 11:30 – 12:20 Insects: a green solution? 12:20 – 13:12 Will insects become a staple?
Read more here: https://econ.st/3fTILxA
Analysis: Russia Builds An ‘Arctic Silk Road’ (Video)
Russia’s Arctic construction boom is seriously warming up.
Tech: Digital Property Boom In The Metaverse
Real-estate transactions in the metaverse are reaching record highs. We spoke with companies investing in digital real estate to understand the economic model, and why investors are spending millions on virtual property. Photo: Republic Realm
Analysis: Best Ways To Produce Green Energy
Fossil fuels still supply about 80% of the world’s power. How can energy be produced and used more sustainably to meet climate targets? We answer your questions. film supported by @Infosys
Timeline: 00:00 – Why energy needs to become more sustainable 00:33 – How much energy should come from renewables? 01:19 – Why isn’t nuclear power used more widely? 02:19 – How can solar power be made more efficient? 03:34 – Will biofuels become widely used? 04:30 – Do electric vehicles make a difference? 05:10 – How heating and air conditioning can be more sustainable
Analysis: How Cadillac And Lincoln Lost Their American Luxury Status
Lincoln and Cadillac were once two aspirational car brands for American consumers. They slowly lost their dominance and prestige to imports. Now they are trying once again to reinvent themselves by reaching into their histories, playing to their strengths, and pushing forward with cutting edge technology.
Views: Hong Kong Builds Housing For 2.5 Million
Hong Kong will develop a new metropolis in its northern part to accommodate 2.5 million people and better integrate itself into the overall development of the country, according to the annual policy address delivered Wednesday by Chief Executive of China’s Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Carrie Lam.
Hong Kong, officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China, is a city and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delta in South China.
Analysis: Air Conditioning Is Warming The World
The warmer it gets, the more people use air conditioning—but the more people use air conditioning, the warmer it gets. Is there any way out of this trap?
Video timeline: 00:00: What’s the cooling conundrum? 01:05: The pros and cons of AC 03:28: How to reinvent air conditioning 05:02: Can buildings be redesigned to keep cool? 07:30: Scalable, affordable cooling solutions 10:24: Policy interventions for cooling
Education: The 2022 List Of Top-Ranked Colleges (WSJ)
The rankings illustrate the ways the pandemic changed higher education.
WSJ’s rankings of the top colleges in the U.S. shows that schools with deep pockets were best able to ride out the pandemic and perform in key categories. WSJ’s Doug Belkin explains the methodology of this year’s report and its highlights. Photo: Philip Keith for The Wall Street Journal
Analysis: Is America In Another Housing Bubble?
Home prices in the U.S. have climbed at a record pace during the pandemic. The median home price reached over $363,000 in June 2021, a 23.4% increase from 2020. Many of the houses are being sold above their asking price, often entirely in cash with bidding wars becoming the new norm to weed out the competition. So is America currently in another housing bubble and what are the signs that can help investors predict an oncoming crash?
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