Archive Removing the pump handle: Stewarding data at times of public health emergency John Snow memorial in Broadwick Street, London. Photo by Justinc, sourced from WikipediaThere is a…Reema PatelMay 20, 2020
Archive Yellow fever experiments, and early informed consent In the June 2020 issue of Significance, we tell the story of medical researchers in the…Ronald D. Fricker, Jr and Steven E. RigdonMay 6, 2020
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Archive Ask a statistician: What are the chances of World War III? In the second instalment of our new 'Ask A Statistician' column, Peter McIntyre, a pharmaceutical…Brian TarranJanuary 5, 2016