Nightingale and the coronavirus pandemic: disease prevention, parallels and principles
An imaginary drawing of Florence Nightingale nursing in Scutari, by her sister Parthenope. Photographed at…
Lynn McDonaldApril 30, 2020
March Madness, and why too much basketball knowledge can be harmful
The college basketball tournament bracket pool is a cultural phenomenon in the United States. Each…
Belgium to win Euro 2016? A Q&A on probabilistic predictions
England fans might have been disappointed to see their football team crash out of the…
Brian TarranJune 30, 2016
The music that is better than itself
In the 1930s, Pitirim A. Sorokin and J.W. Boldyreff conducted the most interesting experiment1. They…
Mikhail SimkinOctober 28, 2013
