Two Paths Your civilization has somewhere between 15 and 30 years before the destructive economy reaches 50% of GDP. At that point, half of all...
Getting Countries to Sign Papers Is Surprisingly Cheap "Getting 195 countries to agree costs billions and takes forever." No. Getting countries to...
The $68 Billion Lie Here is the complete accounting of humanity's commitment to curing disease. Governments claim they spend billions on "medical...
A Tale of Two Trials The difference between efficient and inefficient trial design isn't theoretical. Your species accidentally ran a controlled...
Your Itemized Receipt for Global Violence War costs your species $11.4 trillion per year. That's 12.7% of global GDP—one in every eight dollars...
The Daily Body Count Every single day: 150,000 people stop existing 130,000 from disease (diseases are very effective at their job) 80,000 were...
10,000 Years of Dying at 30 For over 99% of human history, average life expectancy was 30 years. Ancient Rome: 30 years. Medieval Europe: 30 years....
From Explosions to Trial Slots That was the peace dividend: the money you get from buying 1% fewer explosions. Now here is the health dividend: what...
The Most Cost-Effective Medical Intervention in History The Oxford RECOVERY trial isn't theory. It's proof. In 2020, Oxford spent $500 per patient....
What 1% Less Murder Money Buys You Here's what 1% less murder money buys you. A 1% Treaty Fund gets $27.2 billion to subsidize hyper-efficient...
How Hydrogen Learned to Worry (A 13.8 Billion Year Recap) Thirteen point eight billion years ago, the universe exploded. This was the last time...
Your Body Is a Machine (Not "Like" a Machine) Your body is a machine. Not "like" a machine. A machine. Blueprint: DNA. Moving parts: organs. Fuel:...