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I rarely hear anything about acid rain these days. But it was once the environmental issue of-the-day. In the latest issue of Works in Progress, I look at how we stopped it: worksinprogress.co/issue/the-end-…

A majority (55%) of Americans are now worried at least somewhat that AI could one day pose a risk to the human race’s existence. Every 4th person is very worried. [source monmouth.edu/polling-instit…]

Some statistics are worth knowing by heart: The average – mean – income in the world per person is $18 per day. This is adjusted for differences in price levels. It means that if incomes could get perfectly equally distributed in the world all of us would live on $18 per day.

Some people are asking what the global median income is. According to the same source it is $7.56 per day. This means that half the world lives on less than that. And some are asking about mean and median incomes in particular countries. Here it is: ourworldindata.org/grapher/mean-v…

If you live on more than $30 a day, you are part of the richest 15% of the world. 👇This chart shows the global income distribution. from my Our World in Data article on global inequality: ourworldindata.org/global-economi…

Onshore wind farms are popular in the UK. Most people support building more of them. This is true across political lines. Data from YouGov: yougov.co.uk/topics/politic…

New post by me Our World in Data! How do researchers study the prevalence of mental illnesses worldwide? What are the limitations with these estimates? Thread. ourworldindata.org/how-do-researc…

Drink diet. I’ve never thought “drink water only” is reasonable advice, because water is boring and soda is not. Calorie-free sweeteners are a safe and reasonable substitution.

When talking about things like GDP per capita, CO2 emissions, the share of people connected to the Internet, or banana consumption, what's the word that best describes all of these things?

We've just published a new topic page on Research & Development on @OurWorldinData. Explore global data on patents, researchers, R&D spending, and innovation across the world. ourworldindata.org/research-and-d…

A large number of the biggest names in AI just released a statement saying: “Mitigating the risk of extinction from AI should be a global priority.” Here is the statement and the full list of signatories: safe.ai/statement-on-a…

My TED Talks is now online. I argue that we have the opportunity to build a world where we can all live well, and tackle our environmental problems at the same time. This is possible, but not inevitable. We have to push to make that a reality. ted.com/talks/hannah_r…

An Essential Watch: ted.com/talks/hannah_r…

We’re hiring a Junior Data Scientist! See full details + apply here: ourworldindata.org/junior-data-sc… Deadline to apply: Sunday 17 March 2024 If you know someone who might be interested, please consider sharing with them — thank you!

We have a full-time position available for a writer at Our World in Data! These three aspects would make this a dream job for me: • You will be supported by a friendly and very well-functioning team. • You have a position that asks you to write about a wide range of important

Greenpeace and its allies just won a court case in the Philippines blocking Golden Rice from reaching millions of vitamin A-deficient young children. If this isn't a crime against humanity, I don't know what is. Avoidable deaths could total 100,000s. More: spectator.co.uk/article/childr…

We're hiring — again! We are seeking a new Research and Data Project Lead in Economics to join my team at @OurWorldinData. This role will lead economics-related projects, particularly around global poverty, inequality, econ growth, and govt spending. ourworldindata.org/econ-project-l…

Now that AIs can help build bioweapons, maybe it's a good time to start checking how good AI companies are at risk management? SaferAI did just that. TLDR: 1. no company is good enough at risk management. 2. there’s still substantial variability between actors.