Drones Deliver Defibrillators

Drone deliveries of consumer purchases are being tested. While successful, their use in emergency situations may be a more public Continue reading →

Popular Posts 2021

Pretending Not To Panic is intended to summarize news that is, significant, factual, based on data, logic, and apolitical for Continue reading →

Data That Matters July 2021

In the US, 57% of structures are in hazard zones covering earthquakes, fires, floods, tornadoes, and hurricanes. In the US, Continue reading →

US Hazard Map

Nature has hazard zones. Earthquakes, fires, floods, etc. They existed before we got here. Then we got here and made Continue reading →

Space Junk Threat

Something to add to 2020, the threat of space junk collisions getting real. A worry that’s been part of the Continue reading →

Practice Pandemic

Which do you worry about more: the flu or coronavirus? At least from what health officials are saying, the flu Continue reading →

Sixth Mass Extinction

Comprehensive studies of extinctions have now quantified the rate of extinction and creation of species. Previous extinctions were caused by Continue reading →

Data That Matters July 2017

A major disaster increases poverty by about one percent, and heightens inequality. The US added 222,000 jobs, had 4.4% unemployment, Continue reading →