Happy #Space1999 day, everyone!

One slide for my talk today;

A useful map of world population changes, but I don't know what to make of how it shows Ukraine's population rising: newsweek.com/map-nations-po…

Today's purchase:

Enjoying the Golden Book of Alien:

Great update on climate crisis and positive work from the essential Bill McKibben: billmckibben.substack.com/p/silent-solar

The 21st century news cycle is so fast that it moves from event (attempted assassination) to rapid digital discovery (alleged would-be shooter published a book on Amazon) to... dad jokes in reviews:

How can colleges and universities better prepare students for the world of work? Here's our full conversation with Jeff Strohl, the new director of Georgetown University's Center on Education and the Workforce: youtu.be/MBTA6CmEcU4?si… #FTTE Georgetown CEW

How are teaching and learning centers evolving? Join Brown University professor Mary Wright, author of _Centers for Teaching and Learning_, along with the Future Trends Forum community this Thursday for a conversation: shindig.com/login/event/ta… #FTTE Hopkins Press

And with this I finish our Project 2025 reading. If I have time I'll add a reflections post and/or turn the whole thing into a big pdf. bryanalexander.org/book-club/fini…

Your daily dose of surrealism:

Down the Metro stairs. Metro Forward

As the proprietor of BAC (Bryan Alexander Consulting) LLC, I have to say we haven't expanded our portfolio...

The Fed lowers interest rates by 1/2 a point: federalreserve.gov/newsevents/pre…

Presidential candidate Harris calls for reducing college degree requirements for some federal jobs: "As president, I will get rid of the unnecessary degree requirements for federal jobs to increase jobs for folks without a four-year degree" reuters.com/world/us/kamal…