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Saturday, April 25, 2020
Evolutionary Just-So Stories About Viruses and Virulence
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An evolutionary just-so story is a plausible sounding but unfalsifiable explanation for a trait or behavior of an organism. What follows wil...
Valuing a Human Life
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Some thoughtful commentators are trying to think seriously about the trade-offs between saving lives and all the other things we care about....
Thursday, April 23, 2020
Asymmetric Outrage Over Changing Prices
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Isn’t it outrageous that gasoline prices are so [low] due to this recent pandemic? Greedy gas companies are charging [less] for gas just b...
Cause of Death Misidentification is a Big Deal, But Probably Not for COVID-19
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I've written on this topic a number of times regarding drug poisoning deaths, and I see it is re-emerging in light of the recent pandemi...
Insurance Deductibles and Covid-19 Counts
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I was thinking about the boring topic of insurance deductible pricing. The deductible is the part of the claim that the insured customer is ...
Saturday, April 11, 2020
Some Thoughts About Covid-19
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I thought I'd share some of my thoughts on the pandemic. My overall outlook is optimistic. It seems to be far less fatal than early repo...
Friday, March 13, 2020
Exponential Increase in Drug Poisoning Deaths
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A recent paper published in Science examines trends in drug poisoning deaths over the past 40 years. It finds that drug poisoning mortalit...
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