Had a ton of fun building this. Who wins the world cup if we let the most gender equal countries win? Or the most democratic? Or the ones who emit the least CO₂ per capita? Pick a metric, make a guess, and see the knockout stage play out. www.dataguessr.com/world-cup-20...

Dataguessr World Cup 2026 edition

Pick a metric, guess the champions, and see the knockout phase play out.

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New web game that takes 2 min to play (and perhaps a lifetime to master?): Outsmart. “Five rounds, first to 3 wins. In each round, the higher bet wins. You have 100 total points, so bet wisely. Can you outsmart the machine?” [labs.davidbauer.ch]

Outsmart – a game of strategy and deception

A strategic betting game where you try to outsmart the computer, maybe for the last time ever.

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Gmail is introducing a new AI Inbox, basically a personalised briefing based on your emails. So much for email as the last channel where algorithms don’t get between you and your audience. blog.google/products-and...

I made up some awards, because someone had to. 🏆 Most Morbidly Useful Listicle of The Year 🏆 Enshittification of The Year 🏆 Gut Punching Pause of The Year 🏆 Uncomfortably Honest Field Guide to The Deeply Bizarre Now-Now-Soon of The Year 🏆 and 9 more… newsletter.weeklyfilet.com/weekly-filet...

Weekly Filet Awards 2025

The best of the web, in 13 categories you won't see anywhere else.

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A little update to my ever growing list of ways in which I use AI for work, life and play. I now have a COO for my one man newsletter business. What could possibly go wrong? If you find any of these use cases and prompts helpful, feel free to use and adapt them. Full list 👇

How I Use AI – David Bauer

An ever growing and chronically incomplete list of ways to use AI for work, life and play. Free to copy and adapt.

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La bonne reco du mois : DataGuessr Notre data designer Clément vous recommande ce jeu addictif conçu par @davidbauer.ch : chaque jour, classez 7 pays selon un indicateur 📊 Le principe : quel pays a le plus haut taux d'enfants vaccinés ? En Birmanie, c'est 71%. Et au Bénin, c'est plus ou moins ? 🤔

This is Not-Ship: a newsletter using data and visuals to navigate our turbulent world. Everything is A LOT lately. It's all so uncertain. And the way I try to make sense of things is with data. So, that's what Not-Ship is all about. Come chart the chaos with me. www.not-ship.com/its-not-just...

It's not just you. Uncertainty is through the roof.

The world is a lot right now.

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Finishing up tomorrow's newsletter... It's not too late to sign up: www.weeklyfilet.com

I mean we all knew China is building out solar and wind energy on a massive scale. But this 🤯 «The 22m tonnes of steel used to build new wind turbines and solar panels in 2024 would have been enough to build a Golden Gate Bridge on every working day of every week that year.»

The World Turned Upside Down

The developing world is apparently going to have to do the heavy climate lifting

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🤝 Which countries have increased or reduced their emissions the most since the Paris Agreement in 2015? dataguessr.com/topic/emissi... 🧵↓

«The world is awful. The world is much better. The world can be much better.» ourworldindata.org/much-better-...

Our World in Data@ourworldindata.org · 10mo ago

Almost one billion children have died globally since 1950

Gave my website a little glow up to bundle all the web apps I've created over the years that people might still find useful. Have a look: davidbauer.ch

To quote my friend @drkatemarvel.bsky.social, climate change won't make humanity extinct but we can do better than "not extinct". Raise your standards people!

How long until Substack introduces an all-you-can-read subscription?

Where will most people live in 2100? My Dataguessr score: ✅✅✅✅✅✅✅ Can you match that? dataguessr.com

Dataguessr

Update your knowledge of the world. One quiz at a time.

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Where do the most people die from air pollution caused by fossil fuels? My Dataguessr score: ✅✅✅✅🟥🟥🟥 Can you do better? dataguessr.com

Dataguessr

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Favourite extremely nerdy feature in @ghost.org.

Lese gerade das neue Buch von @emcke.bsky.social und liebe diesen pragmatisch-poetischen Hinweis, wie das manchmal Holprige und Ungewohnte an inklusiver Sprache wirklich gut auszuhalten ist.

Where do the most adults smoke? My Dataguessr score: ✅✅✅✅🟥🟥✅ Can you do better? dataguessr.com

Dataguessr

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⚡️For the first time, solar and wind covered all electricity demand growth, sloooooooowly reducing fossil fuel dependency. My chart, data from the newly released @ember-energy.org Global Electricity Mid-Year Insights 2025 (ember-energy.org/latest-insig...).

Gentle reminder that if you’re using Substack, make sure to go through settings to prevent Substack from spamming your subscribers with all sorts of engagement emails (which, btw, have the main goal of turning your audience into their audience). Also, might as well just switch to @ghost.org.

Some eye-opening surprises there… Where do most women engage in paid work? My Dataguessr score: ✅🟥✅✅🟥🟥🟥 Can you do better? dataguessr.com

Dataguessr

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🫣 Where do most people own a mobile phone? My Dataguessr score: 🟥✅🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥 Can you do better? dataguessr.com

Dataguessr

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Where have greenhouse gas emissions increased or decreased the most since 2000? My Dataguessr score: ✅✅✅✅✅✅✅ Can you match that? dataguessr.com

Dataguessr

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More than a decade ago, I created what I called «An unfinished list of ventures in journalism you should be watching». Since I haven't updated it in years, it captures a moment in time that felt very different to today. Some continue to thrive (👋 @zetland.dk), many others are dearly missed.

Which countries are most democratic? My Dataguessr score: ✅✅✅✅✅🟥🟥 Can you do better? dataguessr.com

Dataguessr

Update your knowledge of the world. One quiz at a time.

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Which countries have the highest share of people born in a different country? My Dataguessr score: ✅✅🟥🟥✅✅🟥 Can you do better? dataguessr.com

Dataguessr

Update your knowledge of the world. One quiz at a time.

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Where is child mortality highest? My Dataguessr score: ✅✅✅✅🟥✅✅ Can you do better? dataguessr.com

Dataguessr

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Which countries make use of renewable energy the most? My Dataguessr score: ✅🟥✅✅🟥🟥✅ Can you do better? dataguessr.com

Dataguessr

Update your knowledge of the world. One quiz at a time.

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Where will most people live in 2100? My Dataguessr score: ✅✅✅✅✅✅✅ Can you match that? dataguessr.com

Dataguessr

Update your knowledge of the world. One quiz at a time.

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