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The doubling time for the Omicron variant seems to be scarily fast. But how do you calculate it?
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If you ignore exponentially small terms they can come back to bite you.
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Mathematicians from across maths and physics and around the world gathered to celebrate Sir Michael Atiyah.
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What can we expect from the pandemic this winter and autumn?
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On the road to dark energy (with chameleons)
We may be a little closer to a direct detection of dark energy thanks to a new result that came about, in a sense, by accident.
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Keeping people safe at large events
How can sporting events, concerts, or festivals be kept safe in the face of rising COVID-19 infections?