Data That Matters March 2020

Even despite Brexit, the UK economy is up ~20% in last decade while CO2 emissions are down 29%. Bug populations Continue reading →

Coronavirus March 23 2020

There’s ‘Pretending Not To Panic’ about something that might happen, and then there’s ‘Pretending Not To Panic’ in the midst 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 →

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 →

Media Scares Mapped

The media love a good story, or at least one that gets everyone’s attention – even if it isn’t the Continue reading →

Antibiotics Failing

Antibiotics were an amazing advance in medicine and probably saved millions of lives. Unfortunately, they aren’t working as well as Continue reading →

The 12 Biggest Worries

The world and our civilization are fragile things. It is a bit scary, but on occasion it is handy to Continue reading →