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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
https://www.patreon.com/wordsandnumbers
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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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
https://www.patreon.com/wordsandnumbers
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
Join the conversation
Words & Numbers Backstage
https://www.facebook.com/groups/130029457649243/
Let us know what you think
mailto:[email protected]
Antony Davies on Twitter
https://twitter.com/antonydavies
James R. Harrigan on Twitter
https://twitter.com/JamesRHarrigan
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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