Opioids Worse Than Car Crashes

Both car crashes and opioid overdoses killed over 40,000 Americans in 2017 (40,231 from opioids and 43,036 from cars). (Note: Continue reading →

Popular Posts 2018

Welcome to the new year, which is a good time to look back at the old year. PretendingNotToPanic.com is explicitly Continue reading →

Designer Baby Milestone

If it can be done, it will be done. That’s one of the cautions about technology. In this case, someone Continue reading →

Solar Thermal Energy Storage

Solar energy is popular, particularly thanks to photoelectric panels that absorb photons (light) and release electrons (electricity.) That’s good news Continue reading →

Sucking UP CO2 Gets Cheap

One solution to excess carbon dioxide in the atmosphere (besides not putting it there) is to extract it with large Continue reading →

PNTP Fourth Anniversary – The Hits

Surprise! Today’s the 4th anniversary for PretendingNotToPanic.com, the blog. News for people who are eager and anxious about the future. Continue reading →

Legal AI Personhood

AIs are already gaining citizenship rights. A few countries are experimenting with the idea, particularly in countries that have trouble Continue reading →

Data That Matters September 2018

Currencies are crashing: India (-10%), Indonesia (-8%), Argentina (-52%), and Turkey (-42%) while Venezuela is expected to have 1,000,000% inflation this Continue reading →