death

20 stories and discussions about death, aggregated from every source we track.

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We’re witnessing the death of hosting in America. The share of adults who say they regularly have friends over has declined 70 percent since 1975

812 points•barry-cotter•1 day ago•721 comments•
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on proving yourself, burning out, and being a good teammate

255 points•nsavage•10 days ago•145 comments•
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An arbitrator awarded $40 million against Uber and its driver to the parents of Emily Normandin-Parker, killed on a California freeway in 2023.

130 points•dataflow•9 days ago•103 comments•
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What statistics can teach us about observing 3 deaths at Burning Man in 2026.

98 points•viraj_shah•2 days ago•121 comments•
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Deodands put a price on objects that caused death, sometimes providing compensation to bereaved families.

91 points•samizdis•14 days ago•35 comments•
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AI is changing more than the software engineers build. It is changing where they work, how closely...

6 points•pavanbelagatti•about 11 hours ago•0 comments
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US life expectancy now trails 37 countries, with some states ranking below North Korea. Overdoses, disease, and policy all play a role.

4 points•pseudolus•3 days ago•2 comments•
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Socialism is more fashionable today than at any time since the Soviet Union collapsed. It’s back, and its major rival isn’t an ideology of unfettered free markets but right-wing populism. Theodore Roosevelt is a…

4 points•Fricken•8 days ago•3 comments•
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3 points•ferryth•2 days ago•1 comment•
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3 points•cdrnsf•5 days ago•0 comments•
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on proving yourself, burning out, and being a good teammate

3 points•hisamafahri•11 days ago•0 comments•
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2 points•tech-historian•about 10 hours ago•1 comment•
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2 points•Tomte•4 days ago•1 comment•
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Are we living in the new Dark Ages? Despite vast technological advances, our societies are increasingly looking like those that preceded the advent of literacy. So argues journalist James Marriott, who sees in our…

2 points•mooreds•7 days ago•0 comments•
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2 points•paimapi•10 days ago•0 comments•
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1 points•roosgit•about 17 hours ago•0 comments•
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A marvel of engineering and a model of sustainability, Bart has been financially distressed since the Covid pandemic

1 points•andsoitis•3 days ago•0 comments•
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Evidence-driven longevity intelligence. New research, clinical trials, and what the evidence now supports.

1 points•kiddz•6 days ago•0 comments•
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1 points•tcmb•10 days ago•1 comment•

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