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| It doesn't seem to be Science Girl to me. I think Hairbun would be better used. Also related, I think Science Girl should be renamed Jill, as per [1662: Jack and Jill] [[User:Sensorfire|Sensorfire]] ([[User talk:Sensorfire|talk]]) 18:42, 1 November 2016 (UTC) | | It doesn't seem to be Science Girl to me. I think Hairbun would be better used. Also related, I think Science Girl should be renamed Jill, as per [1662: Jack and Jill] [[User:Sensorfire|Sensorfire]] ([[User talk:Sensorfire|talk]]) 18:42, 1 November 2016 (UTC) |
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− | Well, the horseman is back...[[User:Rereading xkcd|Rereading xkcd]] ([[User talk:Rereading xkcd|talk]]) 06:49, 8 May 2020 (UTC)
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− | ::Took me a while to figure out the numbers, (I'm here 'cause I'm dumb, right). [[https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/news-perspective/2018/03/infectious-disease-deaths-decline-across-us-not-evenly UMN says that by 2017]], infectious diseases were "down to 34.10 deaths per 100,000 persons." All causes put together are around 1,000 per 100,000. Anyway, after doing the numbers 3 times, by June 19 2020, depending your source, Covid-19 deaths are up to 120 K in the US. Which translates roughly to 36.55 per 100,000? Meaning, deaths by infectious diseases MORE THAN DOUBLED. Which of course is terrible! But then, that's still about ''3% of all death causes''. Which encourages those who say that all this is a tempest in a teacup! <br>Oh, do I wish Randall would show up and make a nice little graph like he does so often by comparing what is important with what is not, so all of us have sure guidance about how we are to take this, if as a serious thing, or just as a blip.[[User:Yamaplos|Yamaplos]] ([[User talk:Yamaplos|talk]]) 23:34, 19 June 2020 (UTC)
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− | For what it's worth, I have changed the transcript to refer to a "grown-up Science Girl" instead of Hairbun. She's referred to that way in the Explanation, although I see there are several comments in this discussion arguing for Hairbun. —[[User:Scs|Scs]] ([[User talk:Scs|talk]]) 11:33, 27 July 2020 (UTC)
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− | It rubs me the wrong way to refer to Randall's interpretation of what the 4 horsemen are as 'incorrect.' This is fundamentally a mythological tradition, not verifiable or falsifiable fact. The 'war, famine, pestilence, and death' model may not be what is present in the oldest surviving written sources, but it is a part of the living tradition. Unless you're a biblical literalist, the mythological interpretation of one person at one time is no more valid than the interpretation of others at other times. And if you are a biblical literalist, I'm sorry, but you're just wrong. The bible is self-contradictory. I think I'm going to change it.[[Special:Contributions/172.69.34.32|172.69.34.32]] 01:02, 26 November 2020 (UTC)
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− | The best part is that the biologist's attempt to insult physicians only makes the latter sound badass. [[Special:Contributions/141.101.104.103|141.101.104.103]]
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− | :(Physicists, not {{wiktionary|physician}}s...) [[Special:Contributions/172.70.90.229|172.70.90.229]] 13:40, 23 November 2023 (UTC)
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