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Making sense... of evidence, data, and the stories they tell

Making Sense explores how evidence and data can help us make sense of the world — from the NHS and Covid to science, democracy and politics. Christina Pagel is a Professor of Operational Research at University College London.

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Trump and RFK Jr need to shut up about the MMR vaccine

A reminder of how terrible these diseases used to be

Last month in Trump’s America: a story of power and how it’s used

A picture of an administration governing in the best interests of Trump and his allies and no one else

We are learning the wrong lesson from Covid school closures

A response to yesterday's News Agents podcast...

Next steps for my Trump administration videos

What you told me and what I am going to do about it

Summer break & please take quick anon survey on how I can improve

Hi, A quick video explaining that I’m taking a summer break from these.

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What you missed in last 10 days: attacks on the midterms and 3 deaths in ICE encounters

This week I concentrate on threats to elections and nationalism in 9 minutes

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"Non-partisan" does not mean "silent"

Why scientists and scientific institutions need to speak up for science

Last week in the US: Trump's $2 billion year, birthright citizenship saga, and attacks on American history

So much corruption going on in just a week...

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Two weeks in Trump's America: elections, environment, health and corruption

Lots happened, but for this video just focusing on four topics

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A new guide to Britain's scientific public bodies and their vulnerabilities to political interference

Our new searchable guide, building on our previous research, details how 33 key public bodies and 11 advisory committees are protected or exposed to political interference.