Philip C. Ordway Original post: https://philipordway.substack.com/p/good-reading-june-2021 **** Facts and Figures The state of New York has more than 20.2 million residents. It lost a seat in the House because it fell 89 residents short in the 2020 census. Quoted Startling new developments in artificial intelligence are nothing but applied geometry, analyzing paths in the infinite-dimensional space of all possible algorithms. But Abraham Lincoln wasn’t an AI developer or a pa

Philip C. Ordway Original post: https://philipordway.substack.com/p/good-reading-march-2021 **** Facts & Figures More than 42,000 Americans were killed in car crashes in 2020, an increase of 8% over 2019 levels despite a drop in miles driven of 13%. Among other factors, less traffic meant more speeding. Tragic, unexpected consequences of the pandemic are everywhere… The United States will soon have spent approximately $5.5 trillion fighting the Covid-19 pandemic. World War II

Philip C. Ordway Original post: https://philipordway.substack.com/p/good-reading-february-2021 **** Facts & Figures “At least 3,000 preliminary daily record cold temperatures, including cold daily highs and cold overnight minimums, were tied or broken at sites that have at least 75 or more years of data during the Feb. 12-16 period, NOAA found. Of these, there were 79 all-time cold records.” Approximately five minutes — the amount of time ERCOT grid operators in Texas had to