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Are there many per capitas?
Politico quotes Donald Trump :
Just this past week, Trump reveled in a mental list he has been keeping of how many tests the U.S. has conducted, approaching 14 million, in comparison with other countries — Germany at 3 million, Italy at 3 million.…
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Has student enrollment in economic degrees fallen?
In his 2011 book "Debunking Economics: The Naked Emperor Dethroned?", Steve Keen says:
I am curious about the "falling student enrollments" claim. Is this true? I have struggled to find good information online. In many places one doesn't study…
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Could the COVID-19 mortality rate be way lower than we think, implying vastly more cases?
I was analyzing some of the data surrounding COVID-19, and was looking at the vastly different mortality rates (calculated as deaths / total cases * 100).
While there are probably many factors influencing differing mortality rates (age mainly),…
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Was life expectancy at birth in the EU in 2015 about 100 years?
The paper "Living too long" by Guy C Brown published in 2015 has the following paragraph:
Human life expectancy has been increasing at a rapid rate. Better health care and hygiene, healthier life styles, sufficient food and improved medical care…
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Do most scholars agree upon four historical facts about Jesus of Nazareth?
In this article, William Lane Craig claims:
Fortunately, Christianity, as a religion rooted in history, makes claims that can in important measure be investigated historically. Suppose, then, that we approach the New Testament writings, not as…
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