Beyond GDP: changing how we measure progress is key to tackling a world in crisis – three leading experts
Amid the global threats posed by climate change, spiralling energy costs, insecure employment and widening inequality, the need to rethink our notion of progress is now an urgent priority.
Aug. 18, 2022 • ~34 min
Old age isn't a modern phenomenon – many people lived long enough to grow old in the olden days, too
Nasty, brutish – but not necessarily short. Here’s how archaeologists know plenty of people didn’t die young.
Aug. 10, 2022 • ~8 min
Women are better at statistics than they think
Female statistics students had higher final exam grades than their male peers, even though they had less confidence in their statistics abilities at the start of the semester.
July 28, 2022 • ~5 min
It's impossible to determine your personal COVID-19 risks and frustrating to try – but you can still take action
People want a simple answer. Is this action safe? But despite Anthony Fauci bouncing responsibility for COVID-19 risk assessment to individuals, your risk can’t be boiled down to one probability.
May 17, 2022 • ~8 min
The 'hot hand' is a real basketball phenomenon – but only some players have the ability to go on these basket-making streaks
A study shows that a select group of NBA players really do go on hot streaks by making more shots in a row than statistics suggest they should.
March 22, 2022 • ~8 min
Did male and female dinosaurs differ? A new statistical technique is helping answer the question
The lack of large numbers of fossils makes it hard to study sexual dimorphism in dinosaurs. But a new statistical approach offers insight into this question and others across science.
Feb. 1, 2022 • ~10 min
The results of European football matches are becoming more predictable – new research
We analysed data from almost 88,000 matches played over 26 years across 11 major European leagues. This is what we found.
Dec. 17, 2021 • ~7 min
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