Inward focus is universal. There's a lot of news about news, there's a lot of theater about theater, and apparently there's a lot of academic economics about academic economics

The number of people killed in disasters has fallen a lot over the last century, despite there being four times as many people.

Deaths have declined not because disasters are now less frequent or intense, but because we’ve become better at protecting ourselves and each other.

Today is the best time in fashion (or style, if you prefer). Not only can you wear anything that came before today—dress like a 1930s gentleman, if you want—but there are infinitely more options than just the traditional coat-and-tie. Both of these are beautiful to me:

OurWorldInData.org is now exactly ten years old!

Huge thanks to everyone who made these beautiful years possible. Most of all, the amazing team that joined me during the last decade to do this work!

(I had started working on it some years before 2014, but at that time, my

I am sad to learn of the passing of Gordon Bell, a legend in the field of computer science.

He was immeasurably helpful at Microsoft where he was a founding advisor and later full time leader in Microsoft Research. He advised and supported countless researchers, projects, and

What are the best histories on the development of specific technologies?

Some examples:
'The Wind Power Story' on the development of wind turbines
'High-Speed Dreams' on supersonic airliners
'Crystal Fire' on the invention of the transistor

Super useful - understanding industry-specific bottlenecks require a mix of general mental models (eg regulatory capture; poor incentives to do R&D) and specifics of that industry (eg space needed to allow new performers, and allow them to build a safety record).

When I was a leftist, my thinking on capitalism was:

• poverty exists because capitalism causes income inequality
• I have to work harder for my goals than others because the income inequality capitalism creates sets you up for unfairness at birth
• Wage disparities between

For make help our plastics research project, please reply with the best 'smoking gun' study that gives persuasive evidence that plastics are hurting us.

Thank!!!