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RFK Jr Defends Trump With 'Bizarre' Math Logic Claiming Percentage Reductions Work Differently For The President

RFK Jr. defended Trump's unconventional drug price reduction calculations at a Senate hearing, sparking criticism from mathematicians and senators who argue the math is incorrect and misleading.

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The Voorhees law of traffic: when overtaken slow cars seem to always catch up at a red light

Maths researcher explains seeming inevitability of phenomenon experienced by many motorists

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Cracker jokes and custard chemistry: ways to smuggle science into Christmas

Researchers share the easy ways to uncover moments of festive discovery, proving you don’t need a lab coat to experiment this Christmas

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Elon Musk is a proven danger to good science, but the Royal Society won’t say it. That’s why I resigned

It is vital to act, and I urge colleagues to do so. How can we stand by and laud this man while he undermines scientific integrity? asks academic and author Kit Yates

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Has the time come to stop changing the clocks? This is what the science tells us

The EU voted to scrap mandatory daylight savings time but it seems unlikely Brexit Britain will do the same, says Kit Yates, director of the Centre for Mathematical Biology at Bath University

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We can’t predict the future, but appreciating its uncertainties will make us happier

Coincidences are far more likely to happen than we think – so we should expect the unexpected and avoid magical thinking

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Tricky maths question for 10 year olds puzzling adults with some citing 'serious error'

Adults have been left baffled at a SATs maths question aimed at 10 year olds with some disputing that the question is quite misleading - but others disagreed and said it was easy

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Did Boris Johnson ‘follow the science’ on Covid? He couldn’t even do the maths

Leaked WhatsApps reveal his ignorance needing constant correction by advisers, says Kit Yates, director of the Centre for Mathematical Biology at the University of Bath

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As a mathematician, I fear Rishi Sunak’s plan for compulsory maths doesn’t add up

Forcing students to endure a subject that many find unenjoyable could end up putting some off A-levels altogether, says mathematician and author Kit Yates

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The UK government won’t help – but we can take steps to avoid a Covid Christmas

Infections and hospitalisations are on the rise, but you wouldn’t know it given the lack of public health messaging, says Kit Yates, director of Bath University’s Centre for Mathematical Biology

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This Covid wave may be cresting – now let’s prepare for the next one

There is no room for complacency about decreasing hospital admissions in England, says Kit Yates director of Bath University’s Centre for Mathematical Biology

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Britain is being swamped by yet another Covid wave – how can we stop them coming?

No, Matt Hancock, we are not ‘past the pandemic’. And we won’t be until the world’s population is vaccinated, says Kit Yates of the University of Bath

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Forcing civil servants back to the office is the opposite of ‘living with the virus’

Jacob Rees-Mogg and the government seem to be living in the past, passing down edicts as if Covid doesn’t exist, says Kit Yates of Bath University’s Centre for Mathematical Biology

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Covid has slipped from the headlines – but with restrictions eased, cases are rising

Despite what many think, coronavirus is still a threat, and it will be while we fail to take precautionary measures, says Kit Yates of the University of Bath

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Covid tests: how can people be positive on lateral flow and negative on PCRs?

Reports of conflicting results are common if mystifying; however, scientists have a number of explanations

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Why mathematicians sometimes get Covid projections wrong

Modelling may not be a crystal ball, but it remains the best tool we have to predict the future, says mathematical scientist Kit Yates

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