Computers Can Predict When You're Going to Die… Here's How

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Predictive analytics uses math and historical data to make predictions about the future. It’s used in commerce, sports, politics, social media and tons of other places. And as it turns out, people have been using math to predict people’s death for centuries. Can it predict mine?

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[besmart]

I've got a few more good years in me…
How do you feel about learning that computers can accurately predict your death and have been doing so for years? Let me know in the comments!

[dynadd]

**throws himself in front of a car** AH AH! YOU DIDNT SEE THAT COMING, COMPUTER!

ow..

[primarytrainer]

love that the Hank Green doppelganger joke is still going lol

[YasugoLiehu]

Me: “Computer, when am I going to die?”
'Puter: “Tomorrow”
Me: “Oh, sweet, thanks. That's a load off my mind.”

[GeneralJoey]

I think a follow up video exploring which factors are most predictive of long life is in order. What are factors people tend to over value? What are factors that marketers over emphasize? How important is family medical history vs country of residence? I think there are many more interesting angles to approach the subject from.

[jeroenrl]

There always will be bias because somebody will decide what data to record. If favourite colour is important and nobody writes it down, it will be missed - and other (combinations of) factors will be found, thinking that will be enough.
The problem with computers is that they can't be curious about types of data they don't have. They can't ask their subjects new and surprising questions, opening new ways of thinking.

[BattlewarPenguin]

6:50 finally, Charon bought something nice for himself with all those gold coins, he looks really happy in his new yacht

Edited: Noo the ending, Joe stole his yacht

[ericjhubbell]

😂 "ahoy hades" on the boat, dying.

Pun intended

[cardcolumn]

Statistics can only tell you the LIKELIHOOD that something will happen. It cannot tell you that something WILL happen.

[KageSama]

I choked when that little cartoon Joe shoved the grim reaper out of the speedboat.

[SteveRowe]

Celebrating Germany today with your running gear?

[Andre-qoek]

pre-watch comment:
i mean.. actuaries have been doing essentially this for forever... with the added part of BETTING when you will die, it is the definition of life insurance.

post-watch comment:
yup

[kennycloudhead]

“You hear that guys. I don’t look old!”

[georgeh]

Never tell the actuary about your cocaine usage or that you are learning how to juggle chainsaws.

[DysfunctionNoMore]

When my appendix burst and i went into septic shock, i felt strangely serene like "if it's my time, so be it". Why be anxious your whole life about death when you're so chilled while you're actually near death?

[boblangill]

As people age, a common assumption about them is they sense they have less time remaining. At 74, I don't sense that the time I have left is getting shorter, just increasingly indeterminate.

[oliviafeltis]

If you're old then man, I'm ancient 😂

[toughenupfluffy]

Don't worry—we're all going to die.

[AllTheArtsy]

before watching: i mean this is the whole business of life insurance. those folks are literally betting on your life

after the video: i mean, yeah

[NotSoMuchFrankly]

Can a computer be an actuary? Well, yes.