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Did you solve it? Dotty data and silly sentences

The solutions to today’s puzzles – and the winner of the Anguish Languish contest

The Guardian - UK · Jun 22

Can you solve it? Dotty data and silly sentences

When numbers and sounds are not what they seem

The Guardian - UK · Jun 22

RFK Jr Defends Trump With 'Bizarre' Math Logic Claiming Percentage Reductions Work Differently For The President

RFK Jr. defended Trump's unconventional drug price reduction calculations at a Senate hearing, sparking criticism from mathematicians and senators who argue the math is incorrect and misleading.

International Business Times UK · Apr 23

We can’t predict the future, but appreciating its uncertainties will make us happier

Coincidences are far more likely to happen than we think – so we should expect the unexpected and avoid magical thinking

The Guardian - UK · Jul 15, 2023

Tricky maths question for 10 year olds puzzling adults with some citing 'serious error'

Adults have been left baffled at a SATs maths question aimed at 10 year olds with some disputing that the question is quite misleading - but others disagreed and said it was easy

Daily Mirror · May 26, 2023

Did Boris Johnson ‘follow the science’ on Covid? He couldn’t even do the maths

Leaked WhatsApps reveal his ignorance needing constant correction by advisers, says Kit Yates, director of the Centre for Mathematical Biology at the University of Bath

The Guardian - UK · Mar 3, 2023

As a mathematician, I fear Rishi Sunak’s plan for compulsory maths doesn’t add up

Forcing students to endure a subject that many find unenjoyable could end up putting some off A-levels altogether, says mathematician and author Kit Yates

The Guardian - UK · Jan 4, 2023

The UK government won’t help – but we can take steps to avoid a Covid Christmas

Infections and hospitalisations are on the rise, but you wouldn’t know it given the lack of public health messaging, says Kit Yates, director of Bath University’s Centre for Mathematical Biology

The Guardian - UK · Dec 20, 2022

This Covid wave may be cresting – now let’s prepare for the next one

There is no room for complacency about decreasing hospital admissions in England, says Kit Yates director of Bath University’s Centre for Mathematical Biology

The Guardian - UK · Jul 22, 2022

Britain is being swamped by yet another Covid wave – how can we stop them coming?

No, Matt Hancock, we are not ‘past the pandemic’. And we won’t be until the world’s population is vaccinated, says Kit Yates of the University of Bath

The Guardian - UK · Jun 23, 2022