As always, Bjorn Lomborg gives cause for optimism – that extreme poverty has never been lower in the world. From 1820 when more than 90% of people were living in […]
Batteries Energy Density Getting Better And Better
Noah Smith shares an interesting chart showing how batteries having plateaued some years ago are now getting better and better each day. Yay for innovation!!
Cold Is Much More Deadly Than The Heat
Bjorn Lomborg has this brilliant thread on Twitter where he presents lots of data and arguments making the case that we should be careful of cold as much as or […]
Singapore: 1954 vs Present Day
This comes from Magatte Wade via Twitter.
Indian Digital Public Goods As A Challenge to Blockchains
Alex Tabarrok over at the Marginal Revolution blog has a thought-provoking take on “the core idea of substituting a protocol for a firm”. …the core idea of substituting a protocol […]
Change in Cereal Production, Yield, Land Use, And Population – Not All Doom And Gloom
This comes from Per Bylund’s Twitter/X timeline.
Nehru’s 125th Birthday vs 134th: What Changed
What changed between Jawaharlal Nehru’s 125th birthday on 14 November 2014 and 134th birthday today on 14 November 2023? Not sure about many things, but certainly I have changed a […]
34 Percent Families in Bihar Live On Less Than ₹ 6,000 Per Month
Second set of data from Bihar government’s caste-based survey throws some facts that are worth a relook. These from media stories sourced from NDTV and Livemint.
Bihar Tourism Booming, Huge Space to Grow Further
This news report from Dainik Bhaskar caught my eye over Twitter. I had no idea that tourism in Bihar is starting to do well. Even though the numbers are starting […]