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Kit Yates

@Kit_Yates_Maths

Author. Prof of Math Bio and Public Engagement Books - "Math(s) of Life and Death" "How to Expect the Unexpected" Get here https://t.co/5e0CphFgRK

Oxford, England Katılım Kasım 2011
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It's publication day for the paperback of How to Expect the Unexpected. It's about predicting the future. @theAliceRoberts called it "Fascinating and fun." If you've enjoyed my insights on here, do me a favour: get yourself a copy. buff.ly/4dmX0r0
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"When you see an alarming statistic or a suspiciously neat survey result, your first question should be: how was this measured?" Chapter 5 of You Don't Know What You're M ss ng is "Select Company" - all about the biases in the data we are fed. open.substack.com/pub/kityates/p… 1/2
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The Enhanced Games take place today in Vegas. It’s like the Olympics on steroids.
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We have been watching a cautious fox cub and its mum on the garden camera for a couple of weeks. Then last night, this…
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“WHO chief Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said there have been 600 suspected cases of Ebola and 139 suspected deaths but numbers are expected to rise given the time taken to detect the virus.” bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…
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Something can be both beautiful and ugly at the same time.
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Had a great time talking at wood festival in the kindling tent. Thanks to @hedgehoghugh for organising a great weekend of talks.
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A friend lent us a moth trap for our back garden last week. Look at this little camouflage legend we found. The buff-tip moth: looks just like a bit of broken twig. #MothsAreBetterThanButterflies
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I was on BBC inside Science last week as presenter's friend, talking about Voronoi diagrams in the leaves of plants, Neanderthal dentists and a new form of "mind reading". Listen here from 22:15 bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3c…
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"How much information is actually contained in a sentence, a paragraph or even a whole language? " Chapter 4 of You Don't Know What You're M ss ng is "Inside Information" - all about Information Theory. Read a more detailed summary in my substack: open.substack.com/pub/kityates/p… 1/2
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More bad infectious disease news: “Africa's top health agency has declared an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo's eastern Ituri province. Around 246 cases and 80 deaths have been reported” bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…
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Oh good. The place I swim every week explicitly named on this list of places not to swim. “Too much bacteria linked to faeces find at almost all river bathing sites”. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…
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A study suggests that many older adults who died of COVID-19 weren’t close to death before infection. In fact, 28% would likely have lived at least another 5 years if they hadn't contracted the virus. Read more: ow.ly/j4V150YXREy
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"70% per cent of the public can't spot the mistake in this sentence." We read what we expect to read. Chapter 3 of You Don't Know What You're M ss ng is "Reading between the lines" Read a more detailed summary in my latest substack open.substack.com/pub/kityates/p… 1/2
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”In total seven cases of hantavirus linked to the MV Hondius have been confirmed, with two other cases suspected, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday.” bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…
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“The passengers flew into Manchester Airport on a chartered flight from Tenerife, where the HV Hondius docked on Sunday morning, and have been taken to Arrowe Park Hospital in Wirral, Merseyside, to isolate for 72 hours.” bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…
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France: One person from THE MV Hondius being repatriated is displaying Hantavirus symptoms
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Sébastien Lecornu@SebLecornu

Cinq de nos compatriotes présents sur le MV Hondius, foyer d’infection à Hantavirus, ont été rapatriés sur le territoire national. L’un d’entre eux a présenté des symptômes dans l’avion de rapatriement. Aussi, ces cinq passagers ont tout de suite été placés en isolement strict jusqu’à nouvel ordre. Ils sont pris en charge médicalement et feront l’objet de tests et d’un bilan sanitaire. Dès ce soir, je prends un décret permettant de mettre en place les mesures d’isolement adaptées à l’égard des cas contacts et protectrices de la population générale. La ministre de la Santé s’exprimera ce soir.

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