"Serial killer" is a term customarily used to refer to a person who has murdered…
Charlotte Moragh Jones-ToddDecember 19, 2017
The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) is a prestigious event and a hot-spot for finding…
Levon DemirdjianDecember 11, 2017
In "The Shock of the Mean" (Significance, December 2017) I explained how, far from being…
Simon RaperDecember 5, 2017
Analysis of public opinion surveys in the US suggests that increased proximity to mass shootings…
Brian TarranDecember 5, 2017
Kevin Lin, winner of the 2017 Statistical Excellence Award for Early-Career Writing, explores political engagement…
Kevin LinNovember 29, 2017
This design essay is about the creation of two graphics for the October issue of…
RJ AndrewsNovember 21, 2017
It may not be immediately obvious, but the image to the left represents part of the…
Brian TarranNovember 6, 2017
On 7 September this year, the BBC published a "crime risk calculator". A product of BBC…
Andromachi Tseloni and Ken PeaseNovember 1, 2017
In the coming century, we expect to witness dramatic changes to environments around the world:…
Ronan McAdamOctober 10, 2017
In recent years, countries have passed legislation to charge shoppers for each new plastic bag…
Ronan McAdamOctober 10, 2017
In our October 2017 issue, RJ Andrews and Howard Wainer imagine a collaboration between two data-storytellers…
Brian TarranOctober 9, 2017
Each year at its conference the Royal Statistical Society (RSS) awards prizes to distinguished individuals…
Tim ColeOctober 9, 2017
Have you ever thought to yourself, “I’ll bet that’s true,” before you had all the…
R. Kelly GarrettOctober 2, 2017
Plastic waste is found in ocean waters, on beaches and in the marine food chain.…
Ronan McAdamSeptember 14, 2017
Spatial data make an enormous contribution to our understanding of the world. They allow us to…
Stella Cangelosi, Luciana Dalla Valle and Julian StanderAugust 25, 2017
On 18 April 2017 British Prime Minister Theresa May announced a snap general election for…
Timothy Martyn HillJuly 5, 2017
We humans are swamped with text. It’s not just news and other timely information: Regular…
Karuna Pande Joshi and Tim FininJune 28, 2017
