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🍃 Liquefied Gas Tankers Leave High CH₄. Businesses Adopt More AI. Germany Doubled International PhD Students.
Chart of the Day #516 Looks at Germany’s International PhD Enrolments, CH4 Emissions from Global Shipping, and Companies Integrating AI.
🤖 Chinese AI Apps Gain Global Popularity. College Graduates Earn 50% More. Nurses Report Low Pay.
Chart of the Day #515 Looks at College Wage Premium, Reasons for Nurses To Switch Jobs, and Chinese AI Apps in the Global Space.
🍃 Benin Has the Most Polluted Ocean. UK Research Grants Get More Funding. Chinese Private AI Investment Down 70%.
Chart of the Day #514 Looks at NC3Rs Funding in the UK, Most Polluted Ocean Territories, and Chinese Private AI Investment.
💼 Advanced Degree Holders With Most Jobs. Container Ships Emitted Most CO2. Healthcare Led Vertical AI Investment.
Chart of the Day #513 Looks at Multiple Job Holders in the US, CO2 Emissions From Global Shipping, and Investment Into Vertical AI.
🤖 AI Could Reshape the US Economy. US Leads in Nuclear Fusion Investments. Rise in International Students in Italy.
Chart of the Day #512 Looks at International Student Flows to Italy, Investments Into Nuclear Fusion Energy, and Investment Into AI Compared to Past Economic Events in the US.
🏫 Medtech R&D Expenditure Grew. APAC To Lead Global Semiconductor Spending. Teachers Earned 25% Less.
Chart of the Day #511 Looks at Teacher Pay Gap in US, Medtech R&D Expenditure, and Global Spending on Semiconductors by Region.
💼 CEOs Paid 280x More Than Employees. Regenerative Fields Offer New Jobs. Gen AI Enters Business Schools.
Chart of the Day #510 Looks at CEO to Worker Pay Ratio, Fields With Highest Job Potential, and Gen AI in Business Schools.
✈️ South Korean Undergrad Enrolments Down. Neonatal Deaths Highest in Sub-Saharan Africa. US AI Salaries >$190K.
Chart of the Day #509 Looks at Undergraduate Enrolments in South Korea, Global Neonatal Deaths, and Average Annual AI Job Salaries in the US.
🎓 Macao and Hong Kong Lead Tertiary Enrolments. Green Intensity Jobs in Spain. 3D Printing Startups Nearly Halved.
Chart of the Day #508 Looks at Gross Tertiary Enrolments Globally, Green Intensity Jobs, and the US 3D Printing Startups.
👶 Western Australia Tops Preschool Enrolments. West Africa Exceeds Global Mortality Rate. US Leads AI Model Count.
Chart of the Day #507 Looks at Preschool Enrolments in Australia, Global Under-Five Mortality Rate, and Notable AI Models.
🎓 Japan Undergraduate Enrolments Up. China Dominates F-Gas Emissions. AU Led Global Cargo Capacity.
Chart of the Day #506 Looks at Undergraduate Enrolments in Japan, Fluorinated Greenhouse Gas Emissions, and Average Cargo Carrying Capacity.