Inventing new materials is only the first step. Getting them into mass production and use is just as hard.| worksinprogress.co
Deterrence alone might not stop crime. But, as the campaign against drunk driving shows, it could help create the norms that do.| worksinprogress.co
Britain had its fastest ever house price growth not in the 2020s but in the 1970s. Houses then were also getting smaller and worse. The problem was a lack of supply.| worksinprogress.co
Why are buildings today simple and austere, while buildings of the past were ornate and elaborately ornamented? The answer is not the cost of labor.| worksinprogress.co
Assessing one recent claim that it does| www.worksinprogress.news
Prediction markets are legal, contrary to popular belief. But they remain unpopular, because they lack key features that make markets attractive.| worksinprogress.co
The 2024 Revision of World Population Prospects is the twenty-eighth edition of official United Nations population estimates and projections that have been prepared by the Population Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations Secretariat. It presents population estimates from 1950 to the present for 237 countries or areas, underpinned by analyses of historical demographic trends. This latest assessment considers the results of 1,910 national population cen...| population.un.org