In our June issue: lessons from history, and bursting the big data bubble
The June 2017 issue of Significance is out now in digital formats. In this issue,…
Brian TarranJune 12, 2017
How data is transforming the music industry
Fifteen years ago, Steve Jobs introduced the iPod. Since then, most music fans have understood…
Making maps
In an extract from her book, Big Data: Does Size Matter?, Timandra Harkness meets data-based…
Timandra HarknessAugust 16, 2016
Ask a statistician: What is the calorific cost of McDonald’s revenue growth?
Robin Bray-Hurren, a calligrapher and printmaker from South London, asks: "In order for McDonald’s to…
Brian TarranMarch 1, 2016
Fireballs falling to Earth: Part 2
In the first part of this article we saw that meteorites fall to Earth at…
Jordi PratsMarch 26, 2013
Does RIOT foretell the end of privacy?
As Valentine's Day nears, those of us who still have an empty dance card for…
Stephanie KovalchikFebruary 13, 2013
Butterflies and biodiversity: do something that counts
A couple of weeks ago I waxed happily sarcastic about the wartime National Census of…
Julian ChampkinJuly 13, 2011
May(un)fair? Your chances of winning at McDonald’s Monopoly
McDonald's are once again running their Monopoly promotion, where along with your food you can…
Michael WallaceApril 19, 2011
