Data That Matters May 2016

Up to 47% of jobs are considered at high risk of automation. From 2009 to 2014 cities attracted 3.6% more Continue reading →

US Wages Grow Somewhat

“For the nation as a whole, average weekly wages rose by 7.4% in real terms between 2000 and 2015.” – Continue reading →

Robot Cowboys

Automation has reached the ranch. Robots are being deployed to tend herds, check pastures, and report back to the rancher. Continue reading →

Bears Big Bears

Mate a grizzly bear with a polar bear and get a really big bear. Each was big anyway. Their offspring aren’t Continue reading →

Possible Dark Light Discovery

Physics followers are probably already aware of the existence of the mysterious dark energy and dark matter and that fact Continue reading →

Federal Reinvestment Falls

Governments invest in themselves through research and development, education, training, and basic infrastructure. The US; “In 2014, federal investment turned Continue reading →

US Entrepreneurship Fades

The American ideal of hard-working, innovative people starting businesses to improve their lives persists. The reality is that, in America, Continue reading →

Solar Beats Solar

Solar power has become so cheap that it is beating out solar power. Photovoltaic panels have dropped to $0.06/kilowatt hour. Continue reading →