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Science in the face of Covid-19: faster, better, stronger?

Photo by Tedward Quinn on UnsplashOn 11 March 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared…

Simon Schwab and Leonhard HeldMay 8, 2020

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Book review: Superior, by Angela D. Saini

“The key to understanding the meaning of race is understanding power,” writes Angela D. Saini.…

Olivia Varley WinterJune 7, 2019

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Evidence of uncertainty: An introduction to our April 2019 special issue

In the heyday of television shows like CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, forensic science seemed not…

Brian TarranApril 2, 2019

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R book review: Two approaches to learning data science

In 2012, the Harvard Business Review declared data scientist “the sexiest job of the 21st…

Jordi PratsAugust 21, 2018

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Cargo-cult statistics and scientific crisis

Poor practice is catching up with science,1-3 manifesting in part in the failure of results…

Philip B. Stark and Andrea SaltelliJuly 5, 2018

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Should we worry that half of Americans trust their gut to tell them what’s true?

Have you ever thought to yourself, “I’ll bet that’s true,” before you had all the…

R. Kelly GarrettOctober 2, 2017

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Super UserMarch 13, 2017

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Closing the communications gap

Professor Dame Anne Glover has spent her entire career generating scientific knowledge; knowledge that has,…

Brian TarranSeptember 9, 2016

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The past, present and future of prediction

Our US readers will be aware that April is Mathematics Awareness Month (MAM) – and…

Brian TarranApril 11, 2016

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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

Bacon, cancer, and the vital importance of statistical reasoning

In September 2015, the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) International Agency for Research in Cancer (IARC)…

David SpiegelhalterJanuary 29, 2016

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From science to advice: reinventing the scientific generalist (part two)

Solly Zuckerman (pictured) was meticulous in measuring things to assemble evidence when there was none,…

Thomas KingOctober 17, 2013

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From science to advice: Solly Zuckerman, bringing evidence into military strategy (part one)

The publications marking the transition to a new government chief scientific advisor in Britain give…

Thomas KingOctober 7, 2013

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Standing up for Science: beating the silence

There are a lot of scary things to face when doing a PhD: supervisor's ideas…

Linda WijlaarsJune 20, 2013

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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

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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

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The Nobel Prize gender gap

This week, as the six recipients of Nobel Prizes in science take the podium, some…

Stephanie KovalchikSeptember 26, 2011