Was 2016 especially dangerous for celebrities? An empirical analysis.

Nice to seem somebody give this a proper statistical analysis. TLDR: 2016 was more deadly for celebrities, but only slightly (25-45% more deaths than should be expected), making 2016 a one in 25 or 100 years rarity, depending on how you count. https://medium.com/@jasoncrease/was-2016-especially-dangerous-for-celebrities-79d79b9fae02#.4gsgny9ws […]

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Interesting perspective from the Freakanomics blog: more wrapping of food is likely better for the environment. Sure, the wrapping will end up in the trash, but more, better and more convenient wrapping prevents the food from doing so. Food is worse in the garbage since it will either produce methane in a landfill or make […]

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