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Pollgate: hindsight is wonderful but it doesn’t answer what went wrong

After the pre-election polls spectacularly failed to predict a Conservative majority, many are seriously asking…

Oz FlanaganJune 11, 2015

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How trustworthy are electronic voting systems in the US?

When you do your civic duty, and cast your vote for the various candidates and…

Beth ClarksonJune 5, 2015

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Is India’s heatwave a freak event?

A heatwave over India that started on May 21 and has produced India’s highest recorded…

Hugo WinterJune 2, 2015

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How much did the polls vary from the general election result?

In the run up to polling day earlier this month, a large number of opinion…

Nambassa NakatuddeMay 29, 2015

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The seasonal changes in human gene expression

It is well known that human health changes with the seasons. Hippocrates, writing 2,500 years…

Mario Cortina BorjaMay 26, 2015

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Should we all wear bicycle helmets? Maybe, but not on this evidence

In the June 2015 issue of their magazine, Consumer Reports tries to convince me to…

Phil BirnbaumMay 22, 2015

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Was anyone right about the pre-election polls?

There has been much wailing and gnashing of blogs since the dismal performance of the…

David SpiegelhalterMay 18, 2015

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Why the polls got it so wrong in the British election

If the opinion polls had proved accurate, we would have woken up on the morning…

Leighton Vaughan WilliamsMay 11, 2015

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How AI crushed all human records in 2048

By now, we’ve all heard of the addictive tile-mashing game called 2048. Last week, I…

Randy OlsonMay 5, 2015

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Five things we learned at the RSS #immigrationfacts debate

One of the more interesting dynamics in British politics in recent years has been the…

Brian TarranApril 28, 2015

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(Un)representative democracy: where are all the female candidates?

Image: Catherine Bebbington/Parliamentary Copyright. Parliamentary Copyright images are reproduced with the permission of Parliament.In a…

Mario Cortina BorjaApril 25, 2015

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Who is the hardest working star in stand-up comedy?

Stand-up comedy is big business, at least at the top of the game. Kevin Hart’s…

Oz FlanaganApril 24, 2015

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R-nought: epidemiology’s vital statistic

Credit: Jessica Seldon/DFID At the start of a disease outbreak, there is one statistic epidemiologists…

Brian TarranApril 20, 2015

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The colours of paintings: blue is the new orange

I recently came across a couple of blog posts on the colours used in movies,…

Martin BellanderApril 17, 2015

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Predicting elections: who’s the most accurate?

Predicting the future is not easy, but there is no shortage of pundits willing to…

Timothy Martyn HillApril 9, 2015

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Why oil prices came down, and won’t anymore

You have probably heard that the price of crude oil has tumbled from $115 per…

Abbas KeshvaniApril 8, 2015

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Cricket World Cup: why we should keep the associate nations

The weeping, gnashing of teeth and celebrating among the ODI (One Day International) cricket faithful…

Ray StefaniApril 2, 2015

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Uber vs yellow cabs: how big and open data shows which is best

Over the last few months, we have been developing a mobile app called OpenStreetCab. The…

Anastasios NoulasApril 1, 2015

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How our model at electionforecast.co.uk works

General election outcomes in the UK are difficult to forecast. Even setting aside the 18…

Chris Hanretty, Benjamin Lauderdale & Nick VivyanMarch 25, 2015

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How our election forecast model at the Polling Observatory works

The Polling Observatory forecasting model has been a long time in the making, and builds…

RobertMarch 24, 2015