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- Extreme poverty: How far have we come, and how far do we still have to go? https://ourworldindata.org/extreme-poverty-in-brief 81 comments
- Reducing the risk of nuclear war should be a key concern of our generation https://ourworldindata.org/nuclear-weapons-risk 214 comments
- Why did renewables become so cheap so fast? (2020) https://ourworldindata.org/cheap-renewables-growth 283 comments
- U.S. per capita carbon emissions are lower now than in 1918 https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/co-emissions-per-capita?country=~USA&stackMode=relative&tab=chart&time=1918..latest 46 comments
- Excess mortality during the Coronavirus pandemic https://ourworldindata.org/excess-mortality-covid 2 comments
- Talent is everywhere, opportunity is not https://ourworldindata.org/talent-is-everywhere-opportunity-is-not 335 comments
- Does the news reflect what we die from? https://ourworldindata.org/does-the-news-reflect-what-we-die-from 112 comments
- Many countries have decoupled economic growth from CO2 emissions, even if we take offshored production into account https://ourworldindata.org/co2-gdp-decoupling 39 comments economics
- If the world adopted a plant-based diet we would reduce global agricultural land use from 4 to 1 billion hectares https://ourworldindata.org/land-use-diets 252 comments environment
- 10,000 years ago 57% of the world's habitable land was covered by forest. That's 6 billion hectares. Today, only 4 billion hectares are left. The world has lost one-third of its forest – an area twice the size of the United States. https://ourworldindata.org/deforestation 20 comments environment
- Πως σας κανει να αισθανεσθε που ειμαστε απο τις πρωτες Ευρωπαικες χωρες, που πηραν τα πιο βαρια μετρα για lockdowns & απο τις πρωτες που εφαρμοσαν την χρηση ψηφιακων πασων εμβολιασμου εναντι ελευθεριας της κινησης και θα ειμαστε απο τις τελευταιες που θα θεσουν σε αναστολη τα μετρα με τα πασα; https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/covid-stringency-index 8 comments greece
- Regarding French Parenting: Just read this article on how much time parents spend with their children. The data source seems reliable, but I don’t understand what is happening in France. Can anyone provide perspective? https://ourworldindata.org/parents-time-with-kids 8 comments europe
- Wild animals only make up 4% of the world’s mammals; humans account for 34%, and our livestock for 62% - Our World in Data https://ourworldindata.org/mammals 76 comments environment
- China: Energy Country Profile https://ourworldindata.org/energy/country/china 2 comments china
- Dairy vs. plant-based milk: what are the environmental impacts? https://ourworldindata.org/environmental-impact-milks 341 comments environment
- India is one of the 4 countries which had/has the longest school closures in the world https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/school-closures-covid 42 comments india
- The US Positivity Rate is now 26.5%. It is more than double the previous record for the pandemic. https://ourworldindata.org/coronavirus/country/united-states#how-many-tests-are-performed-each-day 41 comments nottheonion
- Global economic inequality: what matters most for your living conditions is not who you are, but where you are https://ourworldindata.org/global-economic-inequality-introduction 2 comments economics
- "If you live on $30 a day you are part of the richest 15% of the world" https://ourworldindata.org/global-economic-inequality-introduction 26 comments environment
- Great infogram to print for your fridge at home or work https://ourworldindata.org/carbon-footprint-food-methane 5 comments environment
- La Slovenia ha la media di contagi covid-19 più alta al mondo. Non sarebbe il caso di chiudere i confini? https://ourworldindata.org/explorers/coronavirus-data-explorer?zoomToSelection=true&time=2020-03-01..latest&facet=none&pickerSort=asc&pickerMetric=location&Metric=Confirmed+cases&Interval=7-day+rolling+average&Relative+to+Population=true&Align+outbreaks=false&country=SVN~ITA 62 comments italy
- Consumption-based (trade-adjusted) emissions https://ourworldindata.org/co2-emissions#consumption-based-trade-adjusted-emissions 10 comments climate
- Share of the population fully vaccinated against COVID-19 | About 15% of Indian population fully vaccinated https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/share-people-fully-vaccinated-covid 9 comments india
- I've created a package for importing data from Our World in Data https://ourworldindata.org/ 11 comments rstats
- Germany overtakes the US in % of Population who received at least one Shot of Corona Vaccine https://ourworldindata.org/explorers/coronavirus-data-explorer?zoomToSelection=true&pickerSort=desc&pickerMetric=total_vaccinations&Metric=People+vaccinated&Interval=Cumulative&Relative+to+Population=true&Align+outbreaks=false&country=BRA~CAN~FRA~DEU~IND~ITA~ISR~MEX~GBR~USA~OWID_WRL 245 comments germany
- Emissions from food alone could use up all of our budget for 1.5°C or 2°C – but we have a range of opportunities to avoid this https://ourworldindata.org/food-emissions-carbon-budget 3 comments climate
- Emissions from food alone could use up all of our budget for 1.5°C or 2°C – but we have a range of opportunities to avoid this https://ourworldindata.org/food-emissions-carbon-budget 6 comments environment
- Canada Surpases The U.S. in Percentage of the Population Vaccinated Against COVID-19 https://ourworldindata.org/covid-vaccinations 23 comments worldnews
- Sweden has surpassed the United States in Covid-19 deaths per million people, after Sweden's King Carl Gustaf announced the failure herd immunity strategy https://ourworldindata.org/coronavirus-data-explorer?zoomtoselection=true&minpopulationfilter=1000000&country=usa~swe~fin~nor&region=world&deathsmetric=true&interval=smoothed&percapita=true&smoothing=7&pickermetric=location&pickersort=asc 401 comments worldnews
- JMIA is a joke and will need to raise cash, or die trying to become profitable. Yolo'd call last month up 700% now yolo-ing puts for DEC18. https://ourworldindata.org/trust 61 comments wallstreetbets
- Gli USA superano l'Italia per morti in proporzione agli abitanti https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/total-covid-deaths-per-million?tab=chart&stackmode=absolute&time=2020-01-31..2020-09-19&country=ita~usa&region=world 167 comments italy
- India now #1 in cases per day (7 day rolling average) https://ourworldindata.org/coronavirus-data-explorer?zoomtoselection=true&country=ind~bra~usa&casesmetric=true&interval=smoothed&smoothing=7&pickermetric=location&pickersort=asc 7 comments india
- The US has now passed the EU in the official total number of COVID-19 deaths, despite the EU having some 35% more people. (Source: ourworldindata.org) https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/total-deaths-covid-19?country=european%20union~usa 14 comments europe
- Recent research showed that "Germany’s nuclear phase-out has come at the cost of more than 1,100 additional deaths each year as a result of air pollution." https://ourworldindata.org/safest-sources-of-energy 157 comments europe
- Why is Coronavirus worse in Western Europe than anywhere else? https://ourworldindata.org/coronavirus-data 42 comments europe
- Corona virus tests conducted per 1 million people. India at lowest. https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/covid19-tests-per-million-people 8 comments india
- The Spanish flu (1918-20): The global impact of the largest influenza pandemic in history https://ourworldindata.org/spanish-flu-largest-influenza-pandemic-in-history 13 comments science
- Plastic waste generation per person in 2010 https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/plastic-waste-per-capita 3 comments europe
- Soviet and Russian millitary spending compared to the US - Our World in Data https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/military-expenditure-by-country-in-thousands-of-2000-us-dollars?country=usa+rus 11 comments geopolitics
- Why don't we have data of major wars with many deaths outside of the West? https://ourworldindata.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Wars-Long-Run-military-civilian-fatalities-from-Brecke.png 11 comments history
- A Beautiful map of the Breweries of Europe http://www.ourworldindata.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/ourworldindata_breweries-in-europe.png 115 comments europe
Linking pages
- Romania has the highest COVID mortality rate in the world - EU Reporter https://www.eureporter.co/world/romania/2021/10/18/romania-has-the-highest-covid-mortality-rate-in-the-world/ 434 comments
- Guess what? More people are living in peace now. Just look at the numbers | Steven Pinker | The Guardian http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/mar/20/wars-john-gray-conflict-peace?cmp=share_btn_tw 214 comments
- New food technologies could release 80% of the world's farmland back to nature https://theconversation.com/new-food-technologies-could-release-80-of-the-worlds-farmland-back-to-nature-195981 207 comments
- ARM-ed Mac: Not Again Or For Real This Time? | by Jean-Louis Gassée | Monday Note https://mondaynote.com/arm-ed-mac-not-again-or-for-real-this-time-a3548eece86 175 comments
- After Millennia of Agricultural Expansion, the World Has Passed ‘Peak Agricultural Land’ https://singularityhub.com/2022/08/18/after-millennia-of-agricultural-expansion-the-world-has-passed-peak-agricultural-land/ 172 comments
- Notes on Progress: An environmentalist gets lunch https://worksinprogress.substack.com/p/notes-on-progress-an-environmentalist 161 comments
- Opinion | This Has Been the Best Year Ever - The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/28/opinion/sunday/2019-best-year-poverty.html 156 comments
- Proof that life is getting better for humanity, in 5 charts - Vox http://www.vox.com/the-big-idea/2016/12/23/14062168/history-global-conditions-charts-life-span-poverty 141 comments
- The iPhone 14 Index https://www.comparedial.com/iphone-14-index 133 comments
- Bill Gates says poverty is decreasing. He couldn’t be more wrong | Jason Hickel | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/jan/29/bill-gates-davos-global-poverty-infographic-neoliberal 118 comments
- Here are the 85+ startups that launched at YC's W19 Demo Day 1 | TechCrunch https://techcrunch.com/2019/03/18/here-are-the-85-startups-that-launched-today-at-y-combinators-w19-demo-day-1/ 85 comments
- Israel world #1 in daily COVID cases per capita; exposed schoolkids won't quarantine | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-world-1-in-daily-covid-cases-per-capita-exposed-schoolkids-wont-quarantine/ 82 comments
- The Delusion of Infinite Economic Growth - Scientific American https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-delusion-of-infinite-economic-growth/ 76 comments
- Pessimism and Credibility - by Ryan Bruno - Openly Fallible https://ryanbruno.substack.com/p/pessimism-and-credibility 73 comments
- Opinion | Why 2017 Was the Best Year in Human History - The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/06/opinion/sunday/2017-progress-illiteracy-poverty.html 64 comments
- Biden administration sets up mass Covid vaccination site for Afghan evacuees https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/biden-administration-sets-mass-covid-vaccination-site-afghan-evacuees-n1277809 59 comments
- China Is Doing A Lot Better On Climate Action Than Most People Realize - CleanTechnica https://cleantechnica.com/2019/09/16/china-is-doing-a-lot-better-on-climate-action-than-most-people-realize/ 55 comments
- Hannah Ritchie: ‘Doomsday predictions are a dream for climate deniers’ | Climate crisis | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/jan/02/hannah-ritchie-not-the-end-of-the-world-interview 55 comments
- Just 7.3% of Stockholm had Covid-19 antibodies by end of April, study shows | Sweden | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/may/21/just-7-per-cent-of-stockholm-had-covid-19-antibodies-by-end-of-april-study-sweden-coronavirus 54 comments
- Dairy consumption and risks of total and site-specific cancers in Chinese adults: an 11-year prospective study of 0.5 million people | BMC Medicine | Full Text https://bmcmedicine.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12916-022-02330-3 52 comments