Category Archives: Death

Cognitively Trapped By Cars

Posted on August 8, 2015 by mikethemadbiologist

Consider the following statistic: As a planning and transportation geek, I understand that each year, in the United States, about 35,000 people are killed in plane crashes and about 2,000,000 are injured. I’ve known those numbers for years and relayed … Continue reading →

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Sepulchre

Posted on January 16, 2015 by mikethemadbiologist

Observed in Oak Hill Cemetery, Georgetown, D.C.:

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Sen. Edward Kennedy, RIP

Posted on August 26, 2009 by mikethemadbiologist

Senator Kennedy died late last night. “He could… envision the human beings behind the statistics.”
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The Death Primary: McCain Wins

Posted on February 14, 2008 by mikethemadbiologist

So which candidate is most likely to keel over before the end of her or his term? McCain: big time.
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Posted in Death, Mathematics, Voting | 11 Comments