Fireballs falling to Earth: Part 1
Thanks to Russian drivers and amateur cameramen, a few weeks ago we had the privilege…
Jordi PratsMarch 25, 2013
A scientific evaluation of Charles Dickens
Previously I discussed1 my experiment that tested whether people can tell the masterpieces of abstract…
Kenya, Elections and violence: beating Swords into shillings?
Kenya has been having elections. The results were announced on Saturday. Uhuru Kenyatta, Kenya's richest…
Julian ChampkinMarch 11, 2013
What killed William Henry Harrison?
I listened to David Cannadine on Radio 4 a few weeks ago telling the story…
Andrew McCullochFebruary 6, 2013
George Ravenstein’s Laws of Migration
At New Year, I was reminded of how much heated argument can be generated when…
Andrew McCullochJanuary 21, 2013
RPI versus CPI: what’s the difference? Why does it matter? Will it make you poorer or richer?
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) is topping the headlines in all the UK media…
Julian ChampkinJanuary 10, 2013
150 years underground: Tube celebrates its sesquicentenary
Queen Victoria was on the throne, Abraham Lincoln was President of the United States of…
Abdel KhairounJanuary 10, 2013
2013: Year of Statistics, hospitals, cows, and living to 100
Happy New Year. Especially (for a statistical site) because 2013 is, officially, the International Year…
Julian ChampkinJanuary 7, 2013
The colour of e-money
As the saying goes, "money talks". But money, and especially electronic money, does more than…
Jordi PratsApril 12, 2012
The historical price of petrol – how bad do we have it?
Ministers this week debated whether the government should scrap a planned increase in fuel duty,…
Claire PackhamNovember 22, 2011
Big numbers, and big debts
Not long ago, on the PBS program “NewsHour”, I was listening to David Brooks, Op-Ed…
Alan PenmanOctober 24, 2011
