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A chance find in a bush op shop proved not only a bargain but an irresistible invitation to ponder the life and achievements of the scientific genius who gave our planet's regular visitor its name. In some ways that is a pity, as the comet is where, for most of us moderns, knowledge of the astronomer and polymath begins and ends. There was much to the man than that
Our research explored how communities responded to two epidemics in Sierra Leone. Here we highlight some of our findings, emphasising the importance of taking note of what communities themselves infer from their experiences of epidemic diseases.
Demography is the statistical study of human populations. A demographer studies statistics such as births, deaths, migration, etc.
Data science is unlocking new insights about the slave system in the United States. But is there a danger in trying to quantify evil?
In 1665, bubonic plague ravaged London, killing tens of thousands. Scores of Londoners documented the outbreak but few reported on the experiences of women. Here – telling the story of the victims, the survivors and those charged with working with the dead and dying – Rebecca Rideal seeks to redress the balance...