Increasingly Persuasive AI

Much of the AI news is about its progress towards and possibly surpassing human intelligence. A different worry is not Continue reading →

Data That Matters January 2025

Covid continues to kill ~900 people per week in the US. 2024 was the first year with twelve months exceeding Continue reading →

Wind And Solar Beat Coal

“Collectively, they’ll account for roughly 17 percent of the US’s energy production, while coal will only provide about 15 percent.” Continue reading →

Climbing US Inequality

The US us not as united as before, or at least not as equal. It is easy to take inequality Continue reading →

Land And Sea Reach Records

This isn’t news, and yet it is. Both the globe’s land and ocean temperatures reached new records. (globally: 2.9F, 1.6C) Continue reading →

Covid Is Still Here

The article is good, but they may have buried the lede. “How many people died from COVID-19? Probably more than Continue reading →

Popular Posts 2024

Think back a year or ten. Every year seems more dynamic (bizarre?) than the previous, and yet we continue to Continue reading →

Data That Matters December 2024

In 1970, 62% of household income went to the middle class with 29% going to those with higher incomes. Upper Continue reading →