Blog Post | Cost of Material Goods
IKEAbundance Has Increased Dramatically
Furnish 4.4 rooms today for the time price of one in 1985.
Gale L. Pooley
Blog Post | Labor & Employment
From Muscle to Mind: Earn More with Fewer Calories and Fewer Deaths
Office workers use 77.8 percent less energy and experience a 95.3 percent lower fatality rate than construction workers.
Flying Gets Cheaper as More People Fly
Since 2000, US airfare time prices decreased by 49 percent while passenger enplanements grew by 51 percent.
Blog Post | Science & Technology
Will the US Be a Safe Harbor for AI — Or a Roadblock?
Many countries are becoming safe harbors for AI startups. Will the US compete?
Blog Post | Cost of Material Goods
In Praise of Obsolescence: The Hidden Wealth in Products That Break
There is a tradeoff between innovation and longevity.
Time Pricing Mark Perry’s Latest Chart of the Century
Rising wages beat inflation, especially where markets are left free.
Blog Post | Cost of Material Goods
Tire Abundance Has Been on a Roll Since 1920
Tires today are at least 1,000 times better than their 1920s precursors.
Blog Post | Scientific Research
Microscopic to Astronomic Knowledge Discovery
Compared to the unaided eye, humans see 100 million times more with microscopes and 375.5 billion times more with telescopes.