Tag Archives: Harper’s Index

Animal news: absolutely insane numbers

Posted on May 2, 2022 by Naomi

Harper’s Index enjoys shocking me with numbers related to human and other behaviors. Sometimes the numbers are sort of sad, but a lot of the time they’re sort of nuts. Here, from February 2022 are numbers about pets. And, of … Continue reading →

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Animal news to cause consternation

Posted on February 7, 2022 by Naomi

From Harper’s 12/21 Index: Estimated year by which the woolly mammoth could become de-extinct: 2026. Let’s see, counting on my fingers that’ll be two years after the next presidential election. Is this of significance?

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How far has AI taken us? This far

Posted on September 21, 2021 by Naomi

From Harper’s September 2021 Index: Percentage of Europeans who would prefer to have packages delivered by a robot or drone instead of a human: 35 Who would like to see artificial intelligence replace some of their legislative representatives: 51

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