Pretty uninteresting list. At least danger should be estimated by encounter: huge numbers of humans are killed by other humans, does that mean I should be more afraid when I encounter a human or, say, a polar bear?
Also confusing direct killings with transmission of diseases makes little sense.
You don't think it's interesting that snails make the list? [0]
Or that deaths by mosquito top those of the current pandemic?
How do you 'estimate' danger? Sure, the recording is an aggregate. What's a more suitable format? Shouldn't this already exist in Science rather than Wikipedia?
Besides,
> This list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it.
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[ 3.1 ms ] story [ 18.5 ms ] threadAlso confusing direct killings with transmission of diseases makes little sense.
How do you 'estimate' danger? Sure, the recording is an aggregate. What's a more suitable format? Shouldn't this already exist in Science rather than Wikipedia?
Besides, > This list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it.
[0] Perhaps they knew something already? https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/why-were-medieval-...