Why Am I Numb To The Numbers?
Posted by Armando Brito Mendes | Filed under Data Science, data sets, estatística, visualização
Sobre a dormência causada pelos grandes números.
COMIC: For My Job, I Check Death Tolls From COVID. Why Am I Numb To The Numbers?
April 25, 20218:16 AM ET
Each week I check the latest deaths from COVID-19 for NPR. After a while, I didn’t feel any sorrow at the numbers. I just felt numb. I wanted to understand why — and how to overcome that numbness.
Tags: Banda Desenhada, big number dumb, psicologia
