Financial Times
Coronavirus: the race between vaccines and new variants
Anna Gross lays out the threat new variants of the disease pose to the UK's vaccination programme. The hopes of the rest of the world could rest upon whether Britain succeeds in its target of 15m vaccinations by mid-February.
Science360
Marine Biologist Erica Staaterman - ScienceLives
Marine biologist Erica Staaterman is tuned in to the sounds of the undersea world. She records and analyzes the noise of life underwater, and as a result can tell you what a lobster sounds like, or a mantis shrimp (it rumbles).
Curated Video
Understanding Populations and Samples: Importance of Representative Samples and Large Sample Sizes
This video explains the concepts of populations and samples in statistical analysis. It defines population as the overall group of interest, and sample as a subset of the population used to infer information about it. The video...
Science360
Butterfly species evolution in action
Scientists have found a population of tropical butterflies that may be on its way to splitting into two distinct species based on wing color and mate preference. Researchers describe the relationship between diverging color patterns in...
Global Health with Greg Martin
Know how to interpret an epidemic curve
Epidemic curves are a visual representation of the onset of cases in an outbreak. In this video Dr Greg Martin explains how to interpret and epidemic curve for point source outbreaks, common source outbreaks and propagated outbreaks....
Curated Video
Statistics for Data Science and Business Analysis - Test for the Mean; Population Variance Unknown
In this video, using the new p-value notion, some t-tests are performed. This clip is from the chapter "Hypothesis Testing" of the series "Statistics for Data Science and Business Analysis".This section explains null and alternative...
The Economist
Wild horses behind bars
America has one of the worst reoffending rates in the world. But in Arizona, prisoners tame wild mustangs as part of a pioneering programme to teach them the life skills they need to break the cycle and stay out of jail.
Curated Video
Choosing the Right Sample Size: Reducing Variation in Statistics
In this video, the concept of sampling in statistics is explained using examples of a fitness club and a history exam. The importance of random sampling and avoiding biased samples is emphasized. The video also highlights the...
Mr. Beat
Boston and Philadelphia Compared
Boston and Philadelphia. Or...Beantown and The City of Brotherly Love. Two major east coast cities in the United States, both part of the Northeast Megalopolis (echo) (mwhahahahahaha) a part of the country that contains more than 17...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Has China Won?
The geopolitical showdown between the United States and China is both inevitable, and avoidable. National University of Singapore's Dr. Kishore Mahbubani talks with INET President Rob Johnson about how both countries can learn from their...
History Hit
Michael Scott on Classical Connections: Democracy then and now
What can we learn about democracy in the ancient world? What was the dynamism like in Athens when it came to democracy? ***The interviewers audio is lower than the guest speaker*** Michael Scott on Classical Connections, Part 7
Bizarre Beasts
How An Invasive Snail May Save An Endangered Bird
What happened when one of nature's pickiest eaters met a huge, extremely adaptable snail? Well, it might be the start of evolution in action.
Global Health with Greg Martin
Food Security & Global Health
This episode serves as a quick snapshot of the concept of Food Security. Lack of food security or food insecurity has a cascading impact on health also huge economic costs associated with it. The panel discussed some of the challenges to...
Primer
Simulating Competition and Logistic Growth
When resources are limited, how do populations grow (or not)?
Religion for Breakfast
Buddhism and Shinto Explained: A Complicated History
In this episode we examine the topic: Buddhism and Shinto Explained: A Complicated History