Shift Happens

Some interesting and sobering stats from "Shift Happens," one of the most popular presentations on Slideshare.net:

• The 25% of the Chinese population with the highest IQs is greater than the population of the United States
  
• In India, the top 28%.
  
• The U.S. ranks 20th in the world in broadband penetration
  
• In 2002, Nintendo invested over $140 million in R&D.
  
• The U.S. government spent less than half of that on research and innovation in education
  
• 1 in 8 couple married in 2005 met online
  
• The number of text messages sent and received each day exceeds the population of the planet
  
• The amount of new technical information is doubling every two years
  
• So, if you're a college student, what you've learned is outdated before you graduate