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Should you wear a face mask?
Should you wear a face mask?
Do face masks stop you getting coronavirus? You might instinctively think that covering your mouth and nose with cloth m... Read more
11 Apr 2020
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Vaccines: how safe and who gets it?
Vaccines: how safe and who gets it?
The UK has become the first country in the world to approve the use of a vaccine for Covid 19. But some people are worri... Read more
5 Dec 2020
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A jump in the number of UK Covid-19 cases reported by the government has led to fears coronavirus is now spreading quick... Read more
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60 Harvests and statistically savvy parrots
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A listener wrote in asking which is the busiest shipping lane in the world. Ruth Alexander tries to find out with sea tr... Read more
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More or Less: Superforecasting, wood burning stoves and the real story of Hidden Figures
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Testing tomatoes
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Have these saucy fruits become less healthy over time?
29 Nov 2019
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WS More or Less: Dozy Science
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Anxiety around sleep is widespread. Many of us feel we don’t get enough. An army of experts has sprung up to help, and t... Read more
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As bushfires rage in Australia, the plight of the koala made front-page news around the world. There were warnings that... Read more
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Vitamin D, explaining R and the 2 metre rule
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R is one of the most important numbers of the pandemic. But what is it? And how is it estimated? We return to the topic ... Read more
13 May 2020
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Social Distancing and Government Borrowing
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As lockdowns start to lift, many countries are relying on social distancing to continue to slow the spread of coronaviru... Read more
16 May 2020
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C-sections and sharks
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How many women in China give birth in hospitals, and whether it was true that 50% of births there are delivered by caesa... Read more
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