A way to see the depth of energy poverty in different countries today.
Given the current electricity supply in different countries, how long could the average person run an air conditioner every day?
Max Roser
@MaxCRoser
Data to understand global problems and research to make progress against them.
Founder of @OurWorldInData / Professor at @UniofOxford
- Just read that Abdullah Ibrahim has sadly died this week. One of my very favourite musicians. He died at 91 and played wonderful music until his very end. If you don't know him, listen to his Blue Bolero — it's the just the first 2 minutes of this.
- The poorest economies in the world are not achieving economic growth. The consequence is that progress against the very worst poverty is coming to a halt. This is one of the worst problems in the world today, but hardly gets any attention.
- A way to see the amazing history of economic growth and declining poverty over the last two centuries.
- Most career advice is disappointingly shallow. Which is tragic, given how important a decision it is. A decision worth reading a good book about — and @ben_j_todd is the most thoughtful person on career choice I know. He's spent 15 years researching it, and now his book is out:
