this reminds me of the summer of 2001. when a perfect storm of circumstances led to a shark attack hysteria. a few high-profile attacks paired with a slow news summer led to attacks. anybody remember the name jesse aborghast? "time" magazine dominated sharks. indicating that shark attacks were on the rise. turns out it was more hype than fact. according to the shark attack file there were 76 unprovoked attacks in 2001, nine fewer than the year before. death from sharks dropped by seven to the year prior. steven pinker points out is the world getting better or worse? is the nature of the media to report on crimes, the attacks, and human nature to be pessimistist or fatalistic