Miscellaneous Ramblings

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7 Tips for Raising Money-Smart Kids

How to set your children up for success and ensure they have the skills they need to thrive in an increasingly complex financial world.

New artificial enamel is harder and more durable than the real thing

Novel material mimics enamel’s complex structure with stronger components

TED Talk – How to keep your hometown from becoming a ghost town

From the closure of the iconic Route 66 to the roller-coaster history of Buffalo, New York, Paget reveals the power of sharing your town’s “civic story” to spark local revitalization

1 in 36 kids are diagnosed with autism. What’s behind the increase?

With conditions that require a complicated diagnostic process, it’s typical for less advantaged children to lag behind, so the increase suggests more children of color are now getting the help they need, said Andy Shih, chief science officer of Autism Speaks, an advocacy group. 

Parents in the US fear mass shootings, but kids are three times as likely to be shot at home

The school shootings in Sandy Hook, Parkland and Uvalde left parents afraid. But home is far more dangerous for children where guns are involved.

Brad Feld – Introducing the Rocky Mountain Artificial Intelligence Interest Group (RMAIIG)

Their first meeting is Tuesday, April 11th, and covers a deeper dive into ChatGPT. The group is taking speaker suggestions and ideas for a venue for quarterly in-person meetings when they aren’t on Zoom. I encourage Rocky Mountain readers to get involved if they’re interested in exploring the rapidly-changing world of AI.

Openings Available – Bob Marshall Wilderness Horseback Adventures – Your opportunity to see Montana’s fabulous wilderness at 3 miles an hour. And the food is great!

This is a once in a lifetime adventure for anyone who wants to experience the very best of a professional guided trip or hunt on horse back in Montana’s fabulous wilderness.  

Feral Hogs Are the Invasive Menace You’ve Never Thought About

Wild hogs destroy crops, uproot landscapes, and spread diseases—and not much is stopping them.

Why is Finland the happiest nation in the world? What can we learn?

Acts of kindness have been shown to both lead to and stem from greater happiness.”

Not the 2023 Darwin Awards… but just as amazing. – Just more examples of range of human stupidity

The following examples do memorialize the least evolved among us.  Unfortunately too many of them failed to achieve the requirements for Darwin Award consideration.