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Auction Theory - Paul Milgrom and Robert Wilson
This year鈥檚 Nobel memorial prize winners for economics and their work on auction theory.
A short history of probability
Gamblers, millionaires and annuities
Spreadsheet snafu, 鈥楲ong Covid鈥� quantified, and the birth of probability
Missing coronavirus case data, long-term symptoms, and a big mathematical moment.
Trump鈥檚 misleading 'fact' about the Covid-19 death count in the US
We examine a suspect stat from the US and an eye-popping claim about volumising mascara.
'Record' Covid cases, Trump on the death count, and ant pheromones
Case counts in perspective, a suspect stat from the US, and life lessons from insects.
Caffeine and pregnancy
Do coffee and pregnancy mix?
Covid curve queried, false positives, and the Queen鈥檚 head
How fast are coronavirus cases doubling? Plus testing confusion and a royal face-off.
The magical maths of pool testing
Could pool testing hold the key to ramping up Covid-19 testing?
Covid testing capacity, refugee numbers, and mascara
Confusing claims on lab capacity, the UK鈥檚 record on asylum, and the volume of eyelashes.
Sex workers in the 18th century and jellyfish
Did one in five women in 18th century London made a living selling sex?
