Data That Matters January 2019

Globally, 0.7% of the people control 46% of the wealth. Opioid overdoses killed 40,231 Americans in 2017 which compares with Continue reading →

Fast-ish Magnetic Field Flips

The bad news: Earth’s protective magnetic field can flip so north is south, south is north. That’s bad for protecting us Continue reading →

Data That Matters May 2018

Alaska Sea ice has dropped from typically 300,000 square kilometers 100 years ago to 270,000 in the last 30 years Continue reading →

Mass Extinction In Progress

Oops. “Yet since the dawn of civilisation, humanity has caused the loss of 83% of all wild mammals and half Continue reading →

Data That Matters October 2017

A nearly-simultaneous universal (40 languages) interpreter was developed. Poverty has dropped to the point that it can be eradicated with Continue reading →

Flying Insects Failing

It isn’t just about the bees. Over the last 25 years, flying insects have declined by 75%. It’s an easy Continue reading →

Data That Matters September 2017

In 2016, US poverty rates finally returned to “normal”, about 12.7%. In the US, solar power now costs about $0.06 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 →