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College sports and Covid-19. It’s complicated

Photo by Riley McCullough on UnsplashUniversities around the United States are struggling to deliver their…

Sheldon H. JacobsonOctober 1, 2020

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The many definitions of a Covid-19 death toll

Photo by Dan Burton on UnsplashThis note considers the different measures of the death toll…

Simon BriscoeMay 13, 2020

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Pandemics and exponential growth

Photo by Mihály Köles on UnsplashDuring his 26 March call into "The Sean Hannity Show"…

James J. CochranApril 21, 2020

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Opioids in the USA: Summary statistics

Editor's note: This table is published as supplementary material to the article "Opioids in the…

Brian TarranSeptember 11, 2019

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Still running against the odds: revisiting the London Marathon ballot

Monday 15 October had a lot of people eagerly awaiting the postman to deliver the…

Anthony HatswellOctober 29, 2018

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The Promise: When truth overshadows power

The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) is a prestigious event and a hot-spot for finding…

Levon DemirdjianDecember 11, 2017

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Chilcot, part 2: How Tony Blair fumbled Iraq’s child mortality statistics

At a dramatic moment in Tony Blair’s testimony before the Iraq Inquiry back in 2010,…

Michael SpagatJuly 14, 2016

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Running against the odds – The probabilities of the London Marathon ballot

The late Chris Brasher, founder of the London Marathon, described the event as the ‘Suburban…

Anthony HatswellOctober 6, 2015

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The political pollsters’ report card: the statisticians’ verdict

Election season is now well underway in the UK and every scandal, botched interview and…

Deirdre Toher & Robin EvansMarch 11, 2015

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Is prostitution really worth £5.7 billion a year?

The EU has demanded rapid payment of £1.7 billion from the UK because our economy…

David SpiegelhalterOctober 27, 2014

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Does New York City really have as many rats as people?

New York City’s rat problem is infamous. The media describes a metropolis under never-ending siege…

Jonathan AuerbachOctober 10, 2014

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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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Bizarre statistic: How much will vultures pay us a year?

A somewhat bizarre statistic heard on the radio this morning. The discussion was on the…

Julian ChampkinJanuary 14, 2013

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150 years underground: Tube celebrates its sesquicentenary

Queen Victoria was on the throne, Abraham Lincoln was President of the United States of…

Abdel KhairounJanuary 10, 2013

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Big numbers, and big debts

Not long ago, on the PBS program “NewsHour”, I was listening to David Brooks, Op-Ed…

Alan PenmanOctober 24, 2011