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You Don't Know What You're M ss ng is out.
It's about how the information we use to understand the world contains gaps and how those gaps are important.
If you've enjoyed reading my stuff on this site, do me a favour and get yourself a copy:
amazon.co.uk/Dont-Know-What-…
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This is a really difficult read.
Long covid and related conditions are still affecting many an in such a severe way.
Given how severe the condition can be and how many it affects it's a surprise more funding isn't being dedicated to fighting the illness
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Why Democrat gains might not be quite as big as they hope.
Will the Trump-effect cause pollster’s to have missed the mark again?
My latest substack.
kityates.substack.com/p/why-…
Really excited to be speaking about You Don't Know What You're Missing at the Stratford literary festival later on today.
I'll be in conversation with the excellent Clare Clark at 2pm.
Perhaps I'll see you there too if you're in the area.
stratfordliteraryfestival.co…
This week I was back in the Presenter’s Friend chair on BBC Radio 4’s Inside Science.
I looked into just how common brain disease is, debated the ethics around the selling dinosaurs brought us down to earth with news about greenhouse gases.
kityates.substack.com/p/gas-…
You can read my substack summary (above) or catch up with the programme itself here: bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct978…
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I was on BBC Inside Science earlier, reprising my role as Presenter's Friend.
We chatted about record greenhouse gas levels, measuring the prevalence of sport induced brain disease and the second most expensive dinosaur ever sold at auction
Listen here:
bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w3ct97…
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"The environmental performance of water companies fell again last year despite industry investment.
8 of the 9 companies in England were rated as "poor" or "requiring improvement"."
Why are we not surprised?
bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cw5y…
How did a puzzle about crossing seven bridges give birth to a whole new branch of mathematics?
You can read about about Euler, the Bridges of Königsberg, the Bridges of Kaliningrad and the origins of graph theory in my latest Substack post:
kityates.substack.com/p/math…
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We also dug into the Bridges of Königsberg problem on yesterday's episode of the BBC World Service programme Unexpected Elements.
You can listen here, with my contribution starting at 14:00:
bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w3ct8k…
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Don't forget the clocks go back this weekend.
But what are the pros and cons of daylight saving?
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A lack of PPE meant staff had to resort to workarounds, including bin bags, festival waterproof ponchos and painters' overalls.
The report is also critical of the way hospital COVID patients were moved to care homes to make space for others.
bbc.co.uk/news/articles/crje…
When Matt Hancock said that the government had put a “protective ring around care homes from the very start” we all knew it was not true.
The Covid Inquiry has now backed this up criticising his claim as "unfounded".
bbc.co.uk/news/live/cmy4xk1d…
Wait. You test every sip of my drinking water half a million times?
That’s a lot of tests.
Fun fact: There’s science behind every sip of your drinking water 👩🏻🔬
We put it through over half a million tests a year in our independently accredited labs, all to make sure it’s top quality and safe to drink.
Head to thameswater.co.uk/water-qual… to learn more 👉
ALT Young girl drinking from a glass with a straw next to her mother pouring water into her own glass
“in other words, we still have no idea what is going on”
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Lots of people have been asking my opinion, as a fan, on the Man City Guilty verdicts.
So I wrote this to explain what I feel about it and why I won't be getting myself too upset.
kityates.substack.com/p/dont…
Who doesn't love a good spreadsheet error. Especially when it informs policy. Wonderful.
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"In England, all key indicators increased this week indicating a low but increasing risk of Covid. Test positivity rates are continue to remain highest in London, the West Mids, and Yorkshire & Humberside. Whilst Flu activity is low it is rising earlier than previous years."
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The latest update from Bob Hawkin's substack.
bhawkins3.substack.com/p/cov…
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"The World Health Organization said on Wednesday it had asked Russia for more information about what killed a plague institute worker in Siberia, but the Kremlin said Moscow had shared what it knew and accused the media of spreading lies."
Hmmm
reuters.com/business/healthc…
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