Millennial Net Worth vs. Student Loan Balances
Student loans have their place in our current educational system. Many students wouldn’t be able to go to college without them, or they may be forced to work full time while going to school...
Statistical Future Blog
Coal Usage in Power Plants Has Fallen by 21% Since 2014, While Wind and Solar Power Have Grown 24% During the Same Timespan in the U.S.
Coal Power has been on a steady decline in American power plants since the mid-2000s but over the past couple of years, coal usage has absolutely fallen off of a cliff. In the past...
3-D Organ Printing Breakthrough Could Help Save 175,000 Lives a Year Worldwide
The promise of 3-D printing organs has been around almost for as long as we’ve had 3-D printers. Now, scientists with the University of California – San Diego have made a significant breakthrough to...
Within 20 Years Automation May Take the Place of About $5.1 Trillion/year in Labor With More Than 98% of Savings Going to Those Who Are Already Multi-Millionaires
Automation is happening in both industrial and commercial settings across the globe. In the United States, the increase in automation over manual labor is on pace to take close to 35% of jobs in...
New Form of One-Time Reversible Male Birth Control Hits 100% Effectiveness Rate in Clinical Trial
Men and women of the world have reason to celebrate one of the newest advances in contraceptive technology. The injectable male birth control Vasalgel was shown to prevent 100% of pregnancies in a clinical...
Asteroid Worth $10 Quintilion May Stay Out of Reach of Space Miners Due to the Cancellation of NASA’s ARM Mission
The solution to all of Earth’s metal problems, or the space rock that would completely obliterate the world economy, will likely be staying well out of reach of astronauts due to the cancellation of...
Pay-TV Subscriptions are Down More Than 10% Over the Last 2 Years Due to Rising Rates and Lack of Programming
Cable TV providers are going to have a dire situation on their hands sooner rather than later. Since the end of 2014, subscriptions have been down about 10% for traditional pay-TV subscriptions (cable and...
For Manufacturing and Retail Companies, Using Automated Robots is Cheaper Than Actual Slave Labor Would Be
Automation has touched just about every aspect of our lives, whether we directly see it or not. Robots and other automated systems are clearly the wave of the future, even if it may lead to...
The Average Student Loan Balance for Graduating Seniors is Nearly $40,000
Student loan debt isn’t going away anytime soon according to the new numbers from the Department of Education and the Wall Street Journal. Graduating seniors can expect to hold an average student loan balance...
Use of Contraceptives Among American Women Has Dropped 30% Over the Last 4 Years
The CDC estimates that around 41% of women of childbearing age are currently using some type of contraceptive. While it’s understandable that women trying to get pregnant would not be using birth control, the...
