What the COVID Death Count Really Means with Andrew Schroeder, Associate Professor of Philosophy

Daily, we hear about “the” number of COVID deaths the US has seen. But there are actually several very different ways to count COVID deaths – approaches that are based on different conceptions of what makes a death a COVID death. Professor Schroeder will talk about the different ways epidemiologists decide what counts as a COVID death, discussed in his recent article in Issues in Science and Technology. He will then offer some broader reflections about science education and the role of science in policy-making.