[RD] Daily Graphs and Charts

[caketastydelish]

I mean us being such outliers globally.

Only with regards exclusively to military IMO, and even that is going to gradually decline for a number of reasons:

1) The world (both the non-American world and even the Americans themselves to a somewhat lesser extent) are sick and tired of the American foreign policy of trying to control other countries... no, this is not just limited to Iraq and Afghanistan. Many, many countries are more or less puppets of the American government, but there is going to be less and less of this in the future. Many countries are seen as 'anti-american' simply because they are NOT puppets. For example, Cuba.

2) The American national debt means we're going to have to make cuts across the board, and yes, this includes military spending. America spends as much as like the next 10 countries combined on 'defense' (more like attack), and this is obviously going to have to decline. Reason 1) amplifies this even more.

There's no doubt in my mind that at the current point in time we're in more 'control' (at least direct control) than China but it will change fast... let's not forget that we're in billions (or is it trillions) of debt to them. China's power is growing, and our power is shrinking. Considering China's population, they don't even have to match is on a per-capita basis. If the average Chinese ever gets to be HALF as 'productive' (more like privileged) as the average American, they're ahead of us.

Australia is close geographically to China to feel this presence, and it will only grow stronger in time.

 

[Cutlass]

Spoiler :

http://visual.ly/real-hourly-minimum-wages-around-world

 

[Mise]

That would have been much better in a graph than on a map...

 

[JohannaK]

Australia's is still twice Spain's. Really, just another reason to go there.

 

[CavLancer]

US is variable depending on state. Oregon is $8.50.

 

[Mango Elephant]

I'm surprised at the Czech Republic. Due to a particularly nationalistic member, I always thought Czech was the greatest country on earth. Apparently not by a long shot.

 

[Tee Kay]

Australia's is still twice Spain's. Really, just another reason to go there.

Abbott is about to get elected. Might want to wait a bit.

 

[JohannaK]

Pretty sure there is an exchange program laying ahead in my degree. I can wait.

 

[Cutlass]

Spoiler :

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/files/2013/09/jobs_crisis_by_age_take_2.png

 

[Murky]

Sometimes NPR has some really good graphs and charts.

I don't know how long petroleum engineering will remain on top given that we need to switch away from fossil fuels. Those skills may still transfer over to other engineering tasks though.

 

[Mise]

Solar engineer

 

[Tee Kay]

Solar engineer

In 100 years time maybe.

I get the feeling that half of Florida needs to be underwater before people will act on climate change... and maybe not even then.

 

[Murky]

So long as there is a strong demand for oil there will be a strong demand for petroleum engineers. Lately, I've the noticed that car dealers around where I live tend to be stocking more muscle cars and trucks and fewer high gas mileage cars/hybrids. Maybe once the price of gas goes up more then they will change or if there is some sort of government mandate.

 

[madviking]

petro e is nothing but a subdiscipline of chem e.

 

[Mango Elephant]

In 100 years time maybe.

I get the feeling that half of Florida needs to be underwater before people will act on climate change... and maybe not even then.

Yeah who gives a fat one about Florida. People'll care when we need to build dykes around Manhattan.

 

[peter grimes]

Yeah who gives a fat one about Florida. People'll care when we need to build dykes around Manhattan.

It's already being discussed. Bloomberg was actually a pretty forward thinking mayor, and his 30 year plan for the city anticipates

 

[Arwon]

Solar engineer

I'm curious whether photovoltaic engineering is even in the list. Out of 40 universities in Australia only two even offer it as a degree- would there be enough data to identify it separately?

 

[Cutlass]

I'm curious whether photovoltaic engineering is even in the list. Out of 40 universities in Australia only two even offer it as a degree- would there be enough data to identify it separately?

Would it be a subset of electrical/electronic?

 

[Murky]

Photovoltaic is usually part of Mechanical Engineering but it could also involve other disciplines.

http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/mechanic...amentals-of-photovoltaics-fall-2008/index.htm

 

[Arwon]

Ah yep, at UNSW, requires a second discipline. Options include "computing, electronics, mathematics, mechanical engineering, civil engineering, physics, chemical engineering, and architecture".

http://www.handbook.unsw.edu.au/undergraduate/programs/2012/3642.html