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New video! How do they count Covid deaths?
🕑 Added 2024-06-13 19:23:41 +0000 UTCHi folks! Just dropping in to let you know that our second video is live on Youtube - check it out at your leisure if you're interested in what's behind the Covid death counts.
This question came to us from Hank Green, and I wanted to take the opportunity to look back on the pandemic, now that dozens of studies have been published. I was hoping to see more clearly how many lives the virus took from us, and I came out with more confidence in the US number and less confidence in the global number than I had going in.
For our $8+ members on Patreon we have a nerdy 30 minutes taking a look at more detailed data on the American pandemic.
On YouTube shorts this week:
Back in two weeks with the next full video - a fun one from Adam that involves some ancient calculations!
We're so grateful to all the support and interest you've shown us as we get started here - it's absolutely warming our lil howtown hearts.
'PRECIATCHA,
Joss (& Adam)
Comments
stolenshortsword
I am always enamoured by Joss's art direction on episodes with a big emphasis on data and statistics. it's skeuomorphic, but in the other direction where traditional art supplies mimic traditionally computer generated graphics which makes for a really engaging visual aid. it's a great mirror to the "explanatory journalism" style because it feels like the producer is discovering, or learning about the data with you. I came from Hank's newsletter!! so happy this project is happening.
BobC
Loved not only the data gathering, analysis and reportage, but also the delivery, turning what could be dry coverage into a story with a heartbeat.
