Reports

Numbers I checked, then drew.

Short reports on AI, startups and the economy. Each one starts with a claim, checks it against the sources, and turns the result into figures you can explore.

8 reports

08LatestU.S. electionsNovember 10, 202612 min
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20%of registered voters chose another candidate or were not sure, a month out
The Undecided Fifth
What Pew's last big poll before the 2026 midterms really measured
Pew's last major pre-midterm survey gave Democratic House candidates 44% to 36% among registered voters. The eight points made the headline. The fifth who had not picked either party, and where they sat, told the more precise story.
07Startup ecosystemsNovember 4, 202612 min
86%of late-stage AI-native funding went to North America
Concentration, Not Diversification
What the 2026 startup reports really say
06Strategic thinkingOctober 25, 202612 min
60days a small garrison bought, and that was enough
300,000 Against 12,000?
The Siege of Vienna and the law of scarce resources
05MigrationOctober 15, 202611 min
304Minternational migrants, mid-2024
Where the World's Migrants Live
304 million, and a share that barely moved
04TelecomOctober 11, 20269 min
1hidden text message per activation attempt
The Hidden Cost of iMessage on an Iranian Phone Bill
A fact-check
03TelecomOctober 4, 202612 min
0public Direct to Cell services announced for Iran
Starlink on an Ordinary Phone in Iran?
What is real today
02Evolutionary biologyOctober 3, 202610 min
500Myears, at least, of the vertebrate stress axis
A Body That Postpones Pain
500 million years of the stress response
01AI economySeptember 27, 20266 min
$25.7T8 companies, one market value
Eight Stocks, Twenty Economies
Where does America stand?
Every figure on this page was checked against its source before it was drawn.