On Friday, Mead Johnson, maker of infant formulas, had its stock price pop. The reason? China’s Communist Party leadership said they would ease their one child per family policy. You can see the impact on Mead Johnson’s stock price: Started…
Does being an only child matter? Our answer starts with a sunflower seed story. There once was a poor Chinese farmer who believed he could excel at nothing but sunflower seeds. Traditionally sold in bulk with other types of nuts,…
On October 12, 1999, according to the United Nations, the 6 billionth person (approximately) in the world was born. At the time, the UN projected the arrival of number 7 billion during 2013. Now though, the due date has been…
The world is getting richer. And richer people eat more meat. And the animals they eat consume more food. Also, everyday, the world has more people. The bottom line? According to a study from Nature, we have to double the…
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