Here are five stats from this past week that made our team go “whoa.” Hopefully you will, too.

🤖🏭 There is an estimated 1 robotic worker for every 30 human factory workers in the US, and 1 for every 10 in South Korea.

🛍️ Bankruptcy filings by US retail stores increased by 104% last year.

🧠 Black Americans are ~2x more likely than white Americans to suffer from psychosis or schizophrenia.

🚌 91% of US schools reported experiencing a bus driver shortage in their area last year.

🏥👎 53% of Americans polled in 2024 gave a high/very high rating to medical doctors, down from 67% in 2021; it’s the biggest drop among 23 professions ranked by Gallup over that period.