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Since herd immunity will protect us all, why do I need to get vaccinated?
Because the vaccine may not stop transmission of the virus.
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Post-14 post-Smith
A UK government inquiry into maths education has the statistics community worried.
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The tiger that isn't: numbers in the media
NHS budgets, third world debt, predictions of global warming, inflation, Iraqi war dead, the decline of fish stocks or hedgehogs, the threat of cancer — there's hardly a subject people care about that comes without measurements, forecasts, rankings, statistics, targets, numbers of every variety. Do…
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David Spiegelhalter's favourite people of science
Sir David Spiegelhalter OBE is Professor for the Public Understanding of Risk at the University of Cambridge and also director of the Winton Centre for Risk and Evidence Communication. Here is a list of Spiegelhalter's numerous Plus articles.
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Maths in a minute: Cognitive bias
Cognitive biases shape how we understand data. Being aware of them gives us a better chance of avoiding bias.
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Plus Advent Calendar Door #2: Favourite puzzles
End of year weariness setting in? Exercise your brain and try some of our favourite puzzles – they're behind Door 2!
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Plus Advent Calendar Door #10: Food, glorious food!
What would Christmas be without the unlimited eating? And even though you can't taste it, there's plenty of maths in food. Here's some yummy examples.
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Going back to uni during a pandemic: part II
The second part of this article looks at reducing students's contacts and face-to-face teaching.
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The Plus new writers award 2009
We are proud to present the winners of the Plus New Writers Award 2009. The winners were chosen by our three prominent judges for each of the three categories — schools, university and general public. Read the winning entries now!
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Celebrate chance, coincidence and unlikelihood this Friday – Huntrodd's Day!
Celebrating a surprising discovery of a surprising coincidence!
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The virus
In this podcast we explore the famous curve, talk about how to communicate science in a crisis, and explain the maths of herd immunity in one minute.