I try to make sense of the world using numbers, and this free newsletter explains how mathematics and statistics ideas can help a general audience. My book "Numbercrunch" was published in March 2023.
I try to understand the world with maths, and explain how in this free newsletter. I wrote about COVID data during the pandemic, including its limitations and uncertainty, and tweeted a lot as @Bristoliver. I now write about various topical stories.
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This substack will set out policy solutions to the issues we face today.
Analysis and discussion covering epidemiology, statistics and science communication from the author of 'The Rules of Contagion' and 'The Perfect Bet'.