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
Yellow fever experiments, and early informed consent
In the June 2020 issue of Significance, we tell the story of medical researchers in the…
Statistics in court: Incorrect probabilities
Although both the law and statistical theory have foundations that rest on formal rules and…
Jim Norton and George DivineApril 9, 2019
Teaching machines to understand – and summarize – text
We humans are swamped with text. It’s not just news and other timely information: Regular…
Karuna Pande Joshi and Tim FininJune 28, 2017
Voting matters – August 2016 issue preview
Some readers may find it ironic that, less than two months after the UK voted…
Brian TarranAugust 9, 2016
Why forensic bite mark analysis lacks teeth
Steven Mark Chaney was convicted in 1987 of the murder of a drug dealer who…
Jim Norton and George DivineMarch 17, 2016
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
