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A while back, I was having an argument (well, it’s more like I was trying to have a conversation with my designated troll, banned since) about the downside of population decline (PD). He demanded to know why is it bad (which is what I was trying to say) and I thought I provided some studies, but while searching, I was unsatisfied with the quality of the studies I had found. (The title term refers mostly to economy (i.e., population drops below the level required to carry the economy or more specifically old age pensions) whereas PD refers to demographics.) Since then, I’ve found a bit more so here it is.

After briefly going through the just-published PISA 2015 results, here we expand on our knowledge of the top-performing Asian countries, which share some important characteristics.

The results of the latest PISA testing have come out. Will I manage to write about the educational styles in Canada (which is 4th, tied with Finland, after Singapore, Japan and Estonia) and Romania (48th out of 70)?

Acum, ca tot am vorbit atata despre moarte, moaste si capete de maori, a mai ramas sa va povestesc despre japonezi si ritualurile lor de intampinare a mortii, asa cum sunt prezentate in castigatorul Oscarului 2009.

Exista o gramada de idei false care persista in pofida statisticilor, datelor stiintifice accesibile tuturor. Cum am promis, atac aici un subiect mai greu de-nghitit care taman d-aia ma atrage.

Zice Calin, de asta data: Vorbiti în 500 de semne (maximum 550) despre un defect pe care vi-l recunoasteti. Cred ca tonul autoironic e o solutie buna a problemei, nu?

Oare cum ajung britanicii sa-si inchida usile imigratiei? Ce pazeste Soros?

Taman am aflat ca am castigat (sau, mai degraba, era cat pe ce ~) un neasteptat premiu in concursul initiat de Lucia Verona. Inainte de a-ti spune, ia gandeste-te si zi-mi ce premiu crezi c-am luat (funny blogger, cum m-a nominat Cartim, sau ce?) :)

Am descoperit acum o saptamana o gugumanie, de data asta in evz, si-aici ma refuvoltez. Este vorba de rezultatele PISA 2009 si cum au fost reflectate in presa. A luat mult timp, fiindca le prezint si eu.

Today’s the last day of Iceland’s Airwaves, which I haven’t attended or written about, but you can check out the soon-to-disappear Soma FM’s own radio station. Yet today’s broadcast, boys and girls, is about something completely different. Back in 2007, when it started as a Canada-only contest, nobody could have predicted that Red Bull Thre3style (#RB3style) would grow into the largest DJ competition on the planet. This year there's a Romanian among them: DJ Undoo.

Recent, Adevarul a publicat un clip din metroul japonez. Chipurile, asta ar trebui sa faca romanii sa se simta mai ghinisor cand stau 3 ore in trafic sa mearga un 1 km. Am mai scris pe blog despre inghesuiala nationala din Bucuresti si cum sa te-nalti peste trafic.

Multe s-au schimbat de cand eram mic si alergam pe bicicleta mea rosie si bulgareasca (Balkan). In primul rand, s-o schimbat bicla. Si-apoi s-a schimbat terenul si tzara. Si m-am schimbat si eu.

Dupa ce i-am condus pe bulgari de ceva vreme, iata ca am ramas iar in urma. Reformele s-au oprit, economia e inca in cadere libera, si toate deciziile drastice au fost amanate dupa alegeri.

Joia trecuta un francez a luat premiul Nobel pentru literatura. Asta a amintit americanilor ca exista cultura si in afara anglosferei, si uite-asa a aparut o lista de sugestii de scriitori straini.

I watched it a few days ago and promised myself I’ll write down my thoughts before this forgettable creation disappears from memory. On the plus side, I identified a Romanian actress in it.

It's hard to determine when you are the source of events or when you are simply part of the current. If you're a blogger in a minor blogosphere, you might start accusing others of "stealing" from you. Me, I'm just glad that I'm being validated.

Ce, credeai ca obtinerea unui pasaport romanesc in Canada poate fi povestita intr-un singur articol (primul despre pasaportul romanesc)? Nici pomeneala! Aici afli ce s-a intamplat mai pi larg.

Sub titlul ''Parerea'' barbatilor din Targu Mures despre femei am gasit recent un monolog aparent misogin. Este recitat mult prea cursiv si detasat pentru a fi ceva spontan, asa ca am decis sa investighez. Am gasit un monolog al Alinei Nelega Cadariu – ea ii zice monodrama: Hess.

Ma preocupa soarta transportului romanesc, printre altele si pentru ca daca merg prin Ro am nevoie sa ma plimb prin tara in timp scurt. Din pacate, stirile-s proaste.

De cand cu Michael Bryant, czar-ul justitiei ontariene care nici macar n-a fost judecat dupa ce a ucis in vazul tuturor un biciclist, am fost tare curios sa vad cum s-ar descurca justitia romaneasca intr-un caz similar. Iata ca Elena Turcu, judecatoare, a fost prinsa conducand beata si apoi achitata.