Negative Interest Rates Become Common

If you hadn’t noticed, something completely different is happening. About a third of bonds are charging negative interest rates. Instead Continue reading →

Venezuela Collapse Continues

Weirdly good news about terrible news: Various worries about economic and societal collapses are based on conversations and hypotheses. Venezuela Continue reading →

Extreme Poverty Extremely Shrinks

The number of extremely poor people is dramatically shrinking, even as global population is growing. From 1820, when 94% were Continue reading →

AI Wins Again

Another critical milestone was reached in the development of artificial intelligence. At least in a simulation, an AI pilot has Continue reading →

California Water Discovery

The bad news: California’s drought continues for the southern part of the state. The good news: It looks like California’s Continue reading →

Antarctic Ozone Hole Heals

It takes a while, but improving the environment can work. The actions taken to cure the ozone hole over Antarctica Continue reading →

Data That Matters June 2016

Between April 2015 and April 2016, US beekeepers reported losing 44% of their colonies. Instead of creating 158,000 jobs in Continue reading →

Jet Stream Disruption

Weather isn’t happening the way it did. We didn’t think it was possible, but air from the northern hemisphere is Continue reading →