Flat US Home Ownership

Good news, the US is recovering from the housing crisis. Not so good news, the number of people owning houses Continue reading →

800K Student Loans Go Poof

Good things can happen by accident. In a situation reminiscent of the home loan crisis, some of the financial institutions Continue reading →

Unidentified Astronomical Radio Source

Or, maybe aliens. Okay, most professionals will say it is something besides aliens because 1) it’s career suicide to make Continue reading →

Wind Beats Coal

Wind power is now cheaper than power from coal. Surprisingly rapid adoption and advances mean electricity can be generated from Continue reading →

US Jobs Report June 2017

Here are some nice repeating numbers: 222,000 jobs added and an unemployment rate of 4.4%. The number of jobs added Continue reading →

Disasters Increase Inequality

A study of data from disasters between 1920 and 2010 documents the effect of disasters on poverty. Basically, a major Continue reading →

Free Water From Free Air

A new kind of material has been developed that filters air to extract water with little or no additional energy Continue reading →

Mining Landfills

No longer just an interesting idea, progress is being made on mining landfills for precious resources. We have a wasteful Continue reading →