Vaccine rollouts, school testing and contact tracing could all be improved – here’s how
Photo by Steven Cornfield on UnsplashA bitter lesson of the past month is that viruses…
Sylvia RichardsonFebruary 8, 2021
Puerto Rico Institute of Statistics wins a last-minute reprieve
Plans to dismantle Puerto Rico’s Institute of Statistics (PRIS) have been altered at the 11th…
Senators vote in favour of plan to scrap Puerto Rico Institute of Statistics
Puerto Rico's senators have approved a plan to dismantle the island's independent Institute of Statistics (PRIS).…
Brian TarranApril 9, 2018
Data, debt and disaster – and a fight for independence – in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico is in bad shape. Its government is burdened by a debt of $70…
Robert Langkjær-BainFebruary 2, 2018
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
Plastic bag charge: Measuring success
In recent years, countries have passed legislation to charge shoppers for each new plastic bag…
Ronan McAdamOctober 10, 2017
Chilcot on Iraq’s civilian casualties
The chapter on civilian casualties in the Chilcot report is stuffed with interesting material to…
Michael SpagatJuly 12, 2016
Mind the gap: the digital divide and digital inclusion
Internet use is transforming almost every aspect of our public, private and work life. More…
David HirstSeptember 15, 2015
Are we accepting austerity?
When the government says times are tough and cuts have to be made, we expect…
Naomi JonesJuly 20, 2015
Tinkering with how we measure child poverty won’t help end it
There has been no real change in the proportion of children living in poverty in…
Jonathan BradshawJuly 1, 2015
House prices: statistics, politics and human behaviour
‘UK house prices rose by 8% in the year’ is the latest startling headline following…
Oz FlanaganMay 30, 2014
From science to advice: reinventing the scientific generalist (part two)
Solly Zuckerman (pictured) was meticulous in measuring things to assemble evidence when there was none,…
Thomas KingOctober 17, 2013
From science to advice: Solly Zuckerman, bringing evidence into military strategy (part one)
The publications marking the transition to a new government chief scientific advisor in Britain give…
Thomas KingOctober 7, 2013
Fuel prices, the UK energy gap and the consequences of ignoring information
The chance of large power cuts – those that hit more than a million homes…
Julian ChampkinFebruary 21, 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
The Welfare Benefits Up-rating Bill and its historical precedent
I paid close attention to the debate in the House of Commons yesterday when the…
Andrew McCullochJanuary 9, 2013
