Covid-19 through the lens of the peer-reviewed literature: January to May 2020
Photo by Lysander Yuen on UnsplashAs medical students and budding clinical academics, we have been…
Samuel R. Neal and Cindy ZhengJune 9, 2020
Opioids in the USA: Summary statistics
Editor's note: This table is published as supplementary material to the article "Opioids in the…
Misunderstanding the global burden of alcohol
Harmful alcohol consumption is known to cause several diseases and many deaths. A study published…
Kari PoikolainenNovember 19, 2018
Enter our writing competition for early-career statisticians
Are you an early-career statistician with the ability to write data-driven stories in an entertaining…
Brian TarranMarch 20, 2018
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…
Mario Cortina Borja & Julian StanderJanuary 24, 2018
Google wants to extend your life
Can statistics save your life? Well, Google certainly thinks it can. Moreover, the company has…
Carlos Alberto Gómez GrajalesSeptember 30, 2013
Do guns or people kill people?
In mid-September, the US witnessed yet another mass shooting. This time a gunman made his…
Michael A. LewisSeptember 24, 2013
The Silver Linings Chi-Square Playbook
Lately Jennifer Lawrence seems to have a knack for appearing in movies where mathematics is…
Michael A. LewisFebruary 12, 2013
