Death & Mortality Archives - HumanProgress

Halloween: More Walking Dead, Fewer Dead Walkers

October 28, 2022

How Child Mortality Fell from 40% to 3.7% in 200 Years

The Age of Deferred Aging

Deaths From Terrorism Declined in 2021

Fewer Young People Are Dying in Car Crashes in the U.S.

World-First Breakthrough Could Prevent SIDS

This Mother’s Day, Celebrate Progress for Mothers and Children

How Better Voice Technology Is Making Cars Safer

Blocking a Single Protein Makes Aging Mice Stronger and Healthier

Mystery of Why Humans Die Around Eighty May Finally Be Solved

Human Progress is Neither Even nor Inevitable

February 25, 2022

History’s Deadliest Colors

January 18, 2022

Mourning, Merriment, and Hazardous History of Holiday Lights

December 29, 2021

Crashing Through the Snow: The Grim Sarcasm Behind ‘Jingle Bells’

December 24, 2021

Vaping Can Help America Quit Smoking

November 04, 2021

Castro’s Cuba: Unfree, Unequal, and Underperforming

Humanity’s Most Ancient Enemy May Be on Its Way Out

The Canadian Child-Deaths Would Not Have Shocked Our Ancestors

Could AI Keep People ‘Alive’ After Death?

Natural Disasters Claim Fewer Lives Thanks to Human Progress

Firefighting Robot Battles Flames Too Dangerous for Humans

October 15, 2020

Podcast: Why Human Progress Is Key to Healthy Moms and Babies

October 07, 2020

Why Deaths from Natural Disasters Are Lower Than Ever

August 28, 2020

How Have Homicide Rates Changed Worldwide?