Data That Matters March 2023

In California, every 20 zero-emissions vehicles per 1,000 people in a given zip code led to a 3.2 percent drop Continue reading →

AI Adoption Accelerates

The Digital Singularity is assumed to be preceded by digital technology changes happening more quickly, and at an accelerating pace. Continue reading →

AI Sentience

Here’s how it could happen. Speculation about an artificial intelligence becoming sentient, effectively alive, has been common for decades. Some Continue reading →

Data That Matters February 2022

The mid-depths of the oceans are most likely to lose significant levels of oxygen leaving 70% of the world’s oceans Continue reading →

Changeable Chips

A new kind of computer chip may be able to change itself, even after installed. Almost all computer chips are Continue reading →

Popular Posts 2019

PretendingNotToPanic.com is a blog based on “news for people who are eager and anxious about the future“; with additional constraints Continue reading →

Data That Matters June 2019

By 2050, geothermal energy in America could produce 23% of national residential demand. Despite advances in renewable energy and efficiency, Continue reading →

Quantum Supremacy

The Digital Singularity may arrive earlier than expected. As if technology hadn’t been changing fast enough, quantum computing has accelerated Continue reading →