Your Days Are Numbered

This video, written and presented by Matt Parker and Timandra Harkness, considers the statistics of death. The only certainty is that everyone will die, but it is not known how or when this will happen. Based upon statistics, the odds of dying in particular ways are calculated and interpreted. The Normal Distribution curve is used to explain what is required to save lives by encouraging people to consume less salt. It is then asked why, in certain cases, statistics seem to be ignored, such as people continuing to smoke when statistics show it increases their chance of death from certain diseases and why people under twenty five years of age have not been banned from driving as statistics show they cause most accidents. The video concludes by explaining that statistics show that drinking alcohol is actually good for you.