Significance puzzles
A list of "Probability puzzles" published in Significance. Problems are featured online and in print.…
Brian TarranJanuary 17, 2022
Our most read articles of 2021
The Covid-19 pandemic has been the dominant story of 2021, much as it was in…
What is risk know-how?
"Risk know-how is about informed decision-making. Every risk entails a trade-off with the benefits and…
Brian TarranNovember 30, 2021
A call for contributions on Covid-19: looking back and looking forward
We are now more than 18 months into the Covid-19 pandemic. Thanks to the contributions…
Brian TarranSeptember 29, 2021
“Pietro the Weather Tortoise” wins early-career writing prize
Can a pet tortoise predict when it’s about to rain? An article that sets out…
Brian TarranJuly 12, 2021
Finalists announced for 2021 Statistical Excellence Award for Early-Career Writing
Today we are announcing the finalists of the 2021 Statistical Excellence Award for Early-Career Writing,…
Brian TarranJuly 8, 2021
Winner of Early-Career Writing Award announced
Maria Ibrahim was this week named as the winner of the 2020 Statistical Excellence Award…
Brian TarranSeptember 9, 2020
Angela Saini, Stats + Stories, and more: Significance at RSS 2020
We are just over two weeks away from RSS 2020, the Royal Statistical Society’s first…
Brian TarranAugust 20, 2020
Finding Nightingale: Introducing our April 2020 special issue
Florence Nightingale in bed at South Street in 1906, aged 86. Photographed by Elizabeth Bosanquet.…
Brian TarranMarch 23, 2020
A World War II investigation, updated for the modern era
© IWM ( FLM 2000)"In the early morning of 13 June 1944, one week after…
Brian TarranOctober 9, 2019
Significance at the RSS Conference
Significance is in Belfast from 2-5 September for the 2019 RSS Conference. As part of…
Brian TarranAugust 30, 2019
Podcast series: Significance + Stats and Stories at JSM
For this year’s Joint Statistical Meetings, Significance was delighted to partner with the Stats and…
Brian TarranAugust 12, 2019
Significance at the Joint Statistical Meetings
Significance is currently in Denver, Colorado, for the 2019 Joint Statistical Meetings. We have a…
Brian TarranJuly 27, 2019
Winner announced for early-career writing award
UPDATE: “The flying bomb and the actuary”, by Liam Shaw and Luke Shaw, was last night…
Brian TarranJuly 12, 2019
Evidence of uncertainty: An introduction to our April 2019 special issue
In the heyday of television shows like CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, forensic science seemed not…
Brian TarranApril 2, 2019
Enter our 2019 writing competition for early-career statisticians
Are you an early-career statistician with a statistical story to tell? If so, we invite…
Brian TarranFebruary 1, 2019
A very merry crossword
Nothing says "Christmas" quite like the arrival of the Royal Statistical Society's fiendishly difficult quiz. But…
Brian TarranDecember 19, 2018
NYU’s Letisha Smith wins 2018 writing competition
Letisha Smith, of New York University, was last night announced as the winner of the…
Brian TarranJune 25, 2018
Greece’s former national statistician is heading back to court
Andreas Georgiou, Greece’s former national statistician, once again faces trial on charges of inflating the…
Brian TarranMay 16, 2018
Enter our writing competition for early-career statisticians
Are you an early-career statistician with the ability to write data-driven stories in an entertaining…
Brian TarranMarch 20, 2018
