New Scientific American article explores the fascinating & slightly unsettling world of calculating death risk. How do we put a number on life? 🤔
- Actuaries quantify death risk.
- This impacts insurance & policy.
- Ethical concerns arise from valuation.
Death Risk Calculus
Scientific American explores how actuaries and data scientists quantify mortality risk, influencing insurance, public health, and even legal proceedings. The article delves into the ethical considerations of assigning numerical values to human life.
