It’s the New Year, a time when people like to make resolutions. In this episode, James and Ant look at surveys on what Americans pick for their New Year resolutions, how many fall off their wagons, and the role of resolutions, kept or not, in giving us hope for the future. Show your support for Words & Numbers at Patreon

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Quick hits

How much do CEOs make relative to workers?

https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/2018/02/12/ceo-tenure-rates/

https://twitter.com/berniesanders/status/1190369125291503621

https://www.bls.gov/ooh/management/top-executives.htm

https://www.thebalancecareers.com/average-salary-information-for-us-workers-2060808

https://www.forbes.com/sites/kathryndill/2014/04/03/americas-highest-paid-marketing-executives/#5490bbc68f55

Food from air

https://bigthink.com/technology-innovation/protein-from-air?rebelltitem=1#rebelltitem1

Foolishness of the week

Nerds, geeks, and hate crime

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/12/17/nerd-geek-insults-should-classed-hate-crimes-academic-claims/

Topic of the week

https://www.statista.com/statistics/378105/new-years-resolution/

https://www.statista.com/chart/16500/top-us-new-years-resolutions/

https://www.statista.com/chart/20309/us-new-years-resolutions-2020/

https://www.forbes.com/sites/justinconklin/2018/12/18/new-years-resolutions-are-for-loserstake-these-4-steps-instead/#4113884b5e2c

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