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In a world with 7.1 billion inhabitants, the World Health Organization (WHO) recently estimated that…

At least three planes have been forced to land in recent weeks because passengers have…

Statistics plays a role in all walks of life - including literature. So, for our…

As the campaign over Scottish independence draws to an acrimonious close, relative calm has returned…

This Friday, September 19, has been christened Huntrodds’ Day - by coincidence and chance enthusiasts…

Would the Conservative party benefit from Scottish independence? Would Labour never form a majority government…

Last Tuesday YouGov, hitherto a company that had painted a pessimistic picture of the Yes…

I had the pleasure of travelling to Boston, Massachusetts, earlier this month to attend the…

Bayern Munich have three of the top five World Cup players in their ranks (Castrol…

I live (and work!) near one of the most beautiful vantage points for sunsets in…

The decline in Britain’s ‘two-party’ political system is well-documented. In the 1951 general election, the…

We collect and analyse data so routinely in 2014 that we now take it for…

Sadly another passenger plane crashed last week - the third in the space of eight…

A recent fascinating post by Analysis at Large got me interested in historical baby naming…

Transformers: Age of Extinction has posted this year's biggest opening weekend at the UK box…