Data That Matters August 2024

Records In A Bad Way

Sigh. An international report lists our recent bad climate records. Here’s the list. Sadly, none of this is truly new Continue reading →

AI For Mayor

This is a moment I’ve been watching for, when will people hand control of government to an artificial intelligence. Evidently, Continue reading →

Earth Overshoot Day 2024

August 1, 2024, Earth Overshoot Day. Last year it was August 2, 2023. We’re trending the wrong way. It is Continue reading →

Data That Matters July 2024

Million Dollar Starter Homes

Zillow released a study documenting the fact that starter homes in the US now cost about one million dollars or Continue reading →

Hottest Day Ever

July 22, 2024 was the hottest day ever. OK. Maybe there were hotter days before humans evolved (and are we Continue reading →

Historically Large Outage

We are electronically interconnected. No surprise there. Despite, or perhaps because of its complexity, the system can be incredibly fragile. Continue reading →