February 11, 2024

King Charles and the twilight of the Boomers Britain feels frailer by the day

Mary Harrington

05.01

Is the pandemic over? Covid, cancer and football — my predictions for 2022

Tom Chivers

05.05

Have we seen the end of Covid? Just one coronavirus death was recorded in the UK on Monday — compared to hundreds for cancer

Tom Chivers

28.07

From Covid to crime: how media hype distorts risk The pandemic has forced everyone to undertake a high-stakes crash course in statistics — including journalists

Tom Chivers

08.04

Coronavirus coverage is making me feel ill A neurotic mind like mine is inevitably affected by a terrifying health scare

Ed West

24.03

I’m frightened I’ll die of Covid-19 The coronavirus has made me realise I was in denial about my leukaemia

Stephen Pollard

18.12

Let’s all go back to the year 2000 If you had the power to turn back time, would you re-set the 21st century and start again?

Peter Franklin

29.10

Why won’t Jordan Peterson heed his own advice? You'd think that the king of homespun wisdom would realise his 'Lion Diet' — nothing but beef, salt and water — is faddish nonsense

Tom Chivers

19.09

Statistically, you shouldn’t believe the news It's easy to misinterpret data, says Tom Chivers. Luckily David Spiegelhalter's book has some useful tips about understanding headline figures.

Tom Chivers

13.09

Stop hating on vaping The hysteria over e-cigarettes could cost lives

Tom Chivers

27.02

Is cancer screening doing more harm than good? Evidence for large-scale screening is shaky at best

Tom Chivers