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 →

Climate Change Thaws Diseases

It has already happened. Unusually high temperatures thawed carcasses that were frozen. Anthrax infected the local wildlife and some humans, killing Continue reading →

New Scientific Method

New methods are being deployed to fund science. Crowdfunding is nothing new, anymore; and it is now being used to Continue reading →