In the past 48hrs, the USA horrifically lost 34 people to mass shootings. On average, across any 48hrs, we also lose… 500 to Medical errors 300 to the Flu 250 to Suicide 200 to Car Accidents 40 to Homicide via Handgun Often our emotions respond more to spectacle than to data.
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Replying to @TheSciBabe @neiltyson
And the medical errors one is bullshit based on bad metrics.
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I sorta have him a little bit of credit for using the IOM estimate of 90K/yr instead is Makary's crazy estimates, but, damn, that's a low bar.
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Yes, an estimate from two papers from the 90s, based on data from the 80s...
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Replying to @MarkHoofnagle @gorskon and1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
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Replying to @tiredAmerican16 @gorskon and
Yeah. That’s the one that’s BS based on shitty methodology, that no actual experts believe but journalists love. Do you know what a global trigger tool is?
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Replying to @MarkHoofnagle @gorskon and
Think I'll go with John Hopkins over Trauma Barbie Carry on
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Then, in this case you're a fool.https://sciencebasedmedicine.org/are-medical-errors-really-the-third-most-common-cause-of-death-in-the-u-s/ …
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