How ideas from decision theory can help guide our actions
Photo by Jan Genge on UnsplashThe UK is currently experiencing an infection wave following the…
Sylvia Richardson and David SpiegelhalterAugust 11, 2021
Statistics in court: Incorrect probabilities
Although both the law and statistical theory have foundations that rest on formal rules and…
A time to kill: Great British serial killers
"Serial killer" is a term customarily used to refer to a person who has murdered…
Charlotte Moragh Jones-ToddDecember 19, 2017
Queen Elizabeth II – an extreme event monarch?
In 2016, Queen Elizabeth II entered the tenth decade of her life and cemented her position as…
Anastasia FrantsuzovaApril 12, 2017
E-sports, mind sports and the Olympics: What is a sport, anyway?
Most of us could describe a sport if asked. It might involve physical exertion of…
Ray StefaniMarch 28, 2017
Join Significance at the RSS Conference in Manchester
Significance will be heading to Manchester, England next week to take part in the annual…
Brian TarranSeptember 1, 2016
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
Will this century see a devastating meteor strike?
On 30 June 1908, a meteor with a diameter of up to 180 metres exploded…
Brian TarranJune 30, 2015
Is India’s heatwave a freak event?
A heatwave over India that started on May 21 and has produced India’s highest recorded…
Hugo WinterJune 2, 2015
Does it rain in Manchester?
The Scottish poet, WD Cocker (1882 - 1970) is best known for 'The Deluge', a…
Andrew McCullochAugust 2, 2012
