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Christian Yates, The Conversation
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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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Antibody tests with over 90% accuracy seem like game changers – until you do the math
In populations with low disease spread, false positives can outnumber true positives.
Christian Yates, The Conversation
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Have we been calculating dog years all wrong this whole time?
A study suggests that it makes more sense to look at your pets’ developmental milestones than to co-relate their lifespan with human years.
Christian Yates, The Conversation
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By mixing Carnatic and Hindustani, Mysore’s kings helped create a unique body of music
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We will leave India if told to break encryption: WhatsApp tells Delhi HC
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Why is BJP wooing Bengali-origin Muslims in Assam?
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The Assam voter who no longer supports the BJP because of the CAA
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‘My son lost his job during demonetisation but at least it removed black money’
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Maths is our secret weapon in the fight against disease
Biologists have only really started to use maths in the last few decades.
Christian Yates, The Conversation
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How many locusts does it take to start a biblical plague? Just three
They are creepy and destructive little cannibals, so can mathematics help us avoid the next big locust plague?
Christian Yates, The Conversation