Season 2, Episode 02 - New AI software, the size of the Universe, latest Covid data, banning gas stoves, Census Bureau trends, and much more!

Our quote of the day is from author Ayn Rand on the point where the people need government permission to do most things, but the government doesn't need the people's consent to do what it wants. A new artificial intelligence program that can create things like original essays and poems without plagiarizing previous works. Why the earth's orbit is getting more extensive, and how many new stars were created in the Universe last year? We'll review a new study by Stanford University looking back at two years worth of Covid data and the shocking results they came up with regarding case fatality rates by age group. We'll inform you about a new Federal proposal to outlaw gas stoves in homes and apartments. Please read about it here: <a href="https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.usatoday.com%2Fstory%2Fmoney%2F2023%2F01%2F10%2Fgas-stove-ban-us%2F11022254002%2F&amp;data=05%7C01%7Csal142%40psu.edu%7C6308bc083585403a054208daf3cb6221%7C7cf48d453ddb4389a9c1c115526eb52e%7C0%7C0%7C638090352104637189%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=dGnHkg8cPsLYETLY2H94%2FMAHgtwiYllmL4qlhe7uj5M%3D&amp;reserved=0" rel="noopener" target="_blank" title="Original URL: https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2023/01/10/gas-stove-ban-us/11022254002/ Click to follow link.">https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2023/01/10/gas-stove-ban-us/11022254002/. We'll summarize the latest data dump by the US Census Bureau and talk about the trends in median household incomes and poverty rates, how they differ by region and race, and changes in child poverty rates, and how those rates vary dramatically based on the race of the child. See that data release here: <a href="https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.census.gov%2Fnewsroom%2Fpress-releases%2F2022%2Fincome-poverty-health-insurance-coverage.html&amp;data=05%7C01%7Csal142%40psu.edu%7C6308bc083585403a054208daf3cb6221%7C7cf48d453ddb4389a9c1c115526eb52e%7C0%7C0%7C638090352104637189%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=ZPunwkyUXMCHyPazF0W89iQ9C3Q1xUS%2Bi6YLkArbMKY%3D&amp;reserved=0" rel="noopener" target="_blank" title="Original URL: https://www.census.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2022/income-poverty-health-insurance-coverage.html Click to follow link.">https://www.census.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2022/income-poverty-health-insurance-coverage.html. We'll summarize how many police officers were intentionally murdered in 2022 and who is killing them.&nbsp; Our taxpayer relief shot comes from Louisiana, where a single mother confronts and shoots a recently released violent felon who broke into her home at 4:30 in the morning.