Author. Prof of Math Bio and Public Engagement Books - "Math(s) of Life and Death" "How to Expect the Unexpected" Get here tinyurl.com/37rx2yuv
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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:
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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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Kit Yates retweeted
@covidinquiryuk mod 6 report rightly condemns 🚫care tests🚫
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Context:
💔Austerity 🔪care/NHS
💔FTTIS🚫, HEI help🙈🙉🙊
💔PPE🚫, VIP💰, HCID🚫
💔Boris 🐍absence
💔Late Lockdown
💔Hancock lies, Whately blames SAGE @KayBurley
💔Airborne SARS2🙊🙉🙈
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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".
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The Covid Inquiry’s Module 6 report is devastating. Its central conclusion: adult social care was treated as “something of an afterthought”, while “protecting the NHS” sometimes came at the expense of people receiving and providing care.
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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.
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The Covid Inquiry’s Module 6 report is devastating. Its central conclusion: adult social care was treated as “something of an afterthought”, while “protecting the NHS” sometimes came at the expense of people receiving and providing care.
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Routine inspections largely stopped, professional visits fell and families were excluded. That removed several layers of oversight simultaneously, increasing the risk that neglect, abuse, poor infection control and deteriorating health would go unnoticed.
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Useful overview of the nonsense about folic acid in flour being pushed by Clare Craig of anti-vax misinformation group HART.
Long time followers will be familiar with her dire record during the pandemic. Shockingly she's #WrongAgainClare.
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Last night Justin Seven-seven scored in the 77th minute for West Brom against Sutton United.
Lucky numbers right?
But this isn't even the first time that sort of thing has happened...
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And in October 2010 Armande Oné scored the winning goal in the first sixty seconds of a Scottish League Two match for Stranraer against East Stirlingshire.
Armande One - East Stirlingshire Nil
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So there you go, coincidences are more likely than you might think - (or maybe the football Gods just choose to smile on us sometimes).
You can read more about seemingly surprising coincidences in my book - How to Expect the Unexpected.
amazon.co.uk/How-Expect-Unex…
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