Neil deGrasse Tyson offers this observation in light of the two public shootings:
In the past 48hrs, the USA horrifically lost 34 people to mass shootings.
— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) August 4, 2019
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.
True words - doesn't fit the narrative but still, the truth. Kudos for his courage to speak it.
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