Risk Assessment
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Absolute vs relative risk: AstraZeneca faces case in the UK for ‘inflating’ vaccine efficacy
A man who suffered a severe brain injury after receiving the shot in April 2021 has sued the pharmaceutical company.
Christian Yates, The Conversation
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How much of a role does ‘bad luck’ play in someone getting cancer?
Recent research indicates that cancer might be less due to hereditary and environment factors than to random genetic mutations.
Yvane Wiart, The Conversation
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Bad debt: Reserve Bank reports almost 20% increase in fraud
The central bank blamed commercial banks for not conducting due diligence exercises rigorously enough.
Mayank Jain
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‘Knowing we’re mortal gives us purpose’: Nobel laureate Venki Ramakrishnan on his new book
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Start the week with a film: Why ‘Manjummel Boys’ was a blockbuster
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The BJP wants an Opposition-free Gujarat. But some are putting up a fight
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Ramachandra Guha: How Narendra Modi has undermined the practice of science in India
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‘No Muslim can win, now or in the future’: In Assam’s Barpeta, delimitation fears confirmed
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Another Republic Day, another compromise on nuclear safety?
A year after giving in on nuclear liability during Barack Obama's visit, India's enthusiasm to seal a deal with France on the expensive and dangerous Jaitapur nuclear project is disturbing.
Kumar Sundaram
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Meet the people out to stop humanity from destroying itself
At several institutions in the US and UK, existential-risk scientists are working to make sure humanity carries on.
Kabir Chibber, qz.com