The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on Italian mobility
Photo by David T on UnsplashThe pandemic of coronavirus disease (Covid-19) triggered by the SARS-CoV-2…
Francesco Finazzi and Alessandro FassòApril 16, 2020
Visualising ages and life trajectories of Prime Ministers of the United Kingdom
Rick Wicklin, over at The DO Loop blog, published an interesting graph showing the ages of…
What is the most popular birthday in England and Wales?
The UK Office for National Statistics (ONS) recently published an analysis of live births from…
Mario Cortina Borja and Peter MartinMarch 3, 2017
Is Christmas really coming earlier? Maybe, but not as early as August
A couple of years ago, I wrote an article in which I examined the evidence…
Nathan CunninghamNovember 28, 2016
How do you measure disaster risk?
In September this year, the UN’s Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) will come to an end…
Julia HallAugust 25, 2015
Does Christmas really come earlier every year?
It has become something of a cliché to remark upon the ever earlier arrival of…
Nathan CunninghamNovember 11, 2014
Does New York City really have as many rats as people?
New York City’s rat problem is infamous. The media describes a metropolis under never-ending siege…
Jonathan AuerbachOctober 10, 2014
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
