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Climate change: the next generation’s problem?

The narrative on the importance of tackling climate change has generally come from the scientists…

Oz FlanaganSeptember 26, 2013

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Do guns or people kill people?

In mid-September, the US witnessed yet another mass shooting. This time a gunman made his…

Michael A. LewisSeptember 24, 2013

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The Phillips Curve revisited

In my first article, A short overview of the Phillips Curve, I outlined the complicated…

Michael MernaghSeptember 19, 2013

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The ultimate experiment

Queen's famous ballad 'We are the champions' was voted as the world's favourite song, according…

Carlos Alberto Gómez GrajalesSeptember 11, 2013

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Syrian chemical warfare: ‘Highly likely’ or ‘Compelling evidence’?

Parliament has just voted not to join in a war. MPs were recalled from their…

Julian ChampkinAugust 30, 2013

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Do home sales bolster automobile sales?

'To every complex problem there is a solution which is simple, neat and wrong' -…

Kevin DavenportAugust 27, 2013

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A short overview of the Phillips Curve

In modern economics, central banks around the world have become engrossed in closely monitoring the…

Michael MernaghAugust 21, 2013

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Statistical tests: beads for furs?

You have no doubt heard the legend about the Native American tribe being seduced by…

Altea Lorenzo-ArribasAugust 16, 2013

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The elusive final set: are tennis finals always close run contests?

At the 2013 Wimbledon Championships, the top two seeded players reached the final of the…

Tom FanshaweAugust 9, 2013

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Understanding the outflow of money from Ireland

An age old debate in economics is which gives you a better idea of overall…

Michael MernaghAugust 1, 2013

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Migration statistics: ‘Unfit for purpose’?

Official UK migration figures have been denounced. They are "little better than a best guess",…

Julian ChampkinJuly 29, 2013

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Age and cancer

Older people are more likely to be diagnosed with cancer than younger people. According to…

Terry MillsJuly 19, 2013

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Protests in Egypt: how many are out on the streets?

The street protests going on in Egypt this month have been claimed as the biggest…

Julian ChampkinJuly 17, 2013

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Omega-3: wonder-supplement or cancer risk?

A new shock horror health story. ‘Taking health supplements with omega-3 fatty acids can increase…

Julian ChampkinJuly 15, 2013

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Deciding abortions by the toss of a coin?

I was recently listening to public radio one morning. I live in the U.S. and…

Michael A. LewisJuly 3, 2013

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Scientific inquiry into poetry

In a recent article I reported the results of the internet-test, where the takers had…

Mikhail SimkinJune 24, 2013

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Standing up for Science: beating the silence

There are a lot of scary things to face when doing a PhD: supervisor's ideas…

Linda WijlaarsJune 20, 2013

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Bernoulli and the foundations of statistics: can you correct a 300-year-old error?

Ars Conjectandi is not a book that non-statisticians will have heard of, nor one that…

Julian ChampkinJune 10, 2013

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Distribution of badness

In a recent article, I mentioned the Bulwer-Lytton fiction contest, the aim of which is…

Mikhail SimkinMay 30, 2013

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Statistics against irritations: a response to Dickens’s apologists or If high readership is the test of good writing, then 50 Shades of Grey is a work of genius…

Recently I discussed my article1 which reported the results of the test where the takers…

Mikhail SimkinMay 7, 2013