Governments Reach Record Debt

Government debt as a percentage of GDP now exceeds 100%. The only time it was higher was in 1950 as Continue reading →

US Jobs August 2016

The good and the bad news is that employment and unemployment didn’t change much in the US in August. Unemployment Continue reading →

Data That Matters August 2016

Every $1 increase in the US minimum wage there would be 518 fewer pre-natal deaths. Total nonfarm payroll employment rose Continue reading →

Possible SETI Signal

As with any discovery involving space and the possibility of aliens, the researchers are being very cautious – but – Continue reading →

Wi-Fi Spying

They don’t use the analogy in the article but it turns out that wi-fi effectively works as radar. By analyzing Continue reading →

New Estimate For Oceanic Plastic

Weighing the plastic in the ocean is difficult. The most comprehensive study has a new estimate: 268,000 tonnes. While it Continue reading →

Costa Rica Runs On Renewables

Good news can come in short stories. Costa Rica just ran the country’s electrical grid on renewable energy for 113 Continue reading →

Alpha Centauri Has A Rocky Planet

This is a surprise. Most exoplanets are either too big, or too gassy, or too far away to be more Continue reading →