Who would have won the Simon-Ehrlich bet over different decades?(ourworldindata.org)

61 points by sien 1 year ago | 55 comments

The world is awful. The world is much better. The world can be much better(ourworldindata.org)

363 points by colonCapitalDee 2 years ago | 265 comments

Max Roser essay on Our World in Data arguing the world is simultaneously awful, much better than before, and capable of becoming much better.

What Americans die from vs. what the news reports on(ourworldindata.org)

596 points by alphabetatango 1 year ago | 375 comments

Our World in Data article comparing the leading causes of death in the US with how often the New York Times, Washington Post, and Fox News cover them.

The United Kingdom generates less electricity per person than in the 1970s(ourworldindata.org)

386 points by karakoram 13 days ago | 634 comments

An Our World in Data insight by Hannah Ritchie showing UK electricity generation per person has fallen by a third since its 2003 peak, below 1970s levels.

Global sales of combustion engine cars have peaked(ourworldindata.org)

213 points by myroon5 1 year ago | 257 comments

China reduced sulphur dioxide emissions by more than two-thirds in past 15 years(ourworldindata.org)

58 points by therabbithole 1 year ago | 36 comments