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Death & Faxes: Lies, Damned Lies, and Vital Statistics— A brief history of the statistical analysis of death
How did death statistics first come into use, by whom, and why?
Alex Lewis
Mar 19, 2025
Death & Faxes: The Uncertain Fate of Unclaimed Remains
Recent crises in the news have shed light on the public policies— or lack thereof— for handling unclaimed remains. What happened, and why?
Alex Lewis
Feb 3, 2025
An Itemized Bill: Some of the oldest (& oddest) causes of death, from 350-year-old Bills of Mortality
A mildly macabre list of antiquated causes of death, and what they mean. Plannet-struck? Meagrome? What did people die of in the 1600's?
Alex Lewis
Oct 31, 2024
Death & Faxes — You Can't Take It With You; the Origins of the Coroner System
A quick look at the unexpected origins of the coroner system. Just how old is the office of coroner, exactly?
Alex Lewis
Oct 25, 2024
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