During the lockdown, like many others around the country, I was always on a mission to find something to do at home. With an incurable book-buying habit and not enough time to properly read them all due to my A-Levels,…
Up until a few weeks ago, you could split the world into three groups: countries which willingly accepted face masks, those who were not too certain of it, and the countries who didn’t like the idea at all. However, the…
Science and politics are often viewed as being leagues apart. Politics is fallible and led by an agenda, while science, on the other hand, is regarded as being free from any outside influence. However, science, like politics, is also flawed…
Over the past few months, key workers have been applauded, cheered and revered as heroes. They have kept the country ticking over during the coronavirus crisis. By differentiating minimum wages between industries, key workers’ could receive the pay rise they…
As we move into the next stages of dealing with the current crisis, NHSX has developed a COVID-19 tracking app which is supposed to be an integral part of the government’s new ‘test, track and trace’ strategy. The decision to…
As I write this, the UK death toll from coronavirus stands at 35,341, having overtaken Italy earlier this month as the worst in Europe. Weeks after the initial clap, people are still standing outside their front doors and on balconies to clap their…
Last month, some positive statistics came out of Japan. The nation, which has one of the highest suicide rates of the OECD countries, saw suicide figures for April 2020 down by 20% compared to 2019. This is the biggest drop…
In a world full of despair with the deadly coronavirus, we all need a bit of hope and positivity from those in the media as we endure one of the biggest domestic challenges in decades. Perhaps I am contradicting myself…
In 2002, Andrew Pole, a statistician for the American retail store chain Target, devised an algorithm to determine the statistical probability of customers being pregnant based upon their purchasing patterns. Target would then send coupons for pregnancy related items to…