Big numbers are as hard to “see” as they are to comprehend. Scientists tell us that numbers greater than 100 are somewhat lost on the human brain for evolutionary purposes. As the U.S. Covid-19 related deaths get larger and larger, I have been attempting to understand what that looks like. Consequently, on my Facebook page, every Monday since April 27th, I have been posting a photograph of something that represents that week’s cumulative death count. I am putting them all together here, so show you. The key to understanding these photos, is that whether it’s a stadium or a town/city, the official count on the day of publication would mean that if every seat was filled or every resident of the town, well they would be gone...poof!
[note: Most numbers below are rounded. The count of Covid-19 deaths on the individual dates was sourced at WorldOMeters.info at approximately 9:00am PST each Monday. For population sizes, I used this Wikipedia page for 2019 data.]
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A photo diary: A way to contextualize the mounting US Covid-19 dead
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