We spend a great deal of time worrying about things, turning to Dr Google to asks about our risks of terrorism or homicide or cancer.
But a new study has laid bare that our hypochondria may be slightly misplaced: most of us fret over some rare killers, while ignoring the biggest and most likely threats, such as heart disease.
To lay bare this disparity, undergraduate students at the University of California, San Diego, compiled graphs on the leading causes of death in the US and the top Google searches about death.