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Rishi Sunak famously loves maths and wants us all to be more numerically literate. Unfortunately for him, mathematician Dorje C. Brody has done some modelling that suggests the prime minister’s current campaign strategy is not well informed by numbers. If it were, he’d avert his current rightward course.
Brody’s model combines current polling with other variables to predict outcomes for future votes. He has concluded the Conservatives should seek the centre ground rather than engaging in culture wars, unless they are planning to run a campaign laced with misinformation. And even that could backfire and leave them facing an even greater loss.
Elsewhere, a sceptical dietitian examines claims salt may cause type 2 diabetes (although reducing how much we consume is always a good idea). And a historian compares recent reports of an antisemitic mob in Russia to the country’s pogroms in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
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Laura Hood
Senior Politics Editor, Assistant Editor
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Sunak greets Giorgia Meloni, the far-right prime minister of Italy, at his AI summit in London.
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Dorje C Brody, University of Surrey
Sunak wants everyone to be better at maths. Here’s what taking his own advice would mean for his election campaign.
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Duane Mellor, Aston University
A new study suggests that adding salt to your food at the table is linked to an increased risk of type 2 diabetes. But caution is needed.
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George Gilbert, University of Southampton
The troubling unrest in Dagestan impresses upon us the need to learn from our history
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Politics + Society
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Andi Misbahul Pratiwi, University of Leeds
Sea-level rises and storm surges don’t discriminate, but societal structures do.
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Simon Potter, University of Bristol
Old-fashioned radio signals offer a way to broadcast news to war-torn areas.
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Jonathan Este, The Conversation
Some of the best analysis from our coverage of the war in Gaza.
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Arts + Culture
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Adam Behr, Newcastle University
This new last Beatles song, enabled in part by AI, demonstrates the importance of the profound and lasting connections between the four musicians.
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Jadey O'Regan, University of Sydney; Paul (Mac) McDermott, University of Sydney
The Beatles have released a new track - using new technology to strip Lennon’s vocals out of an old demo casette tape. Will this be part of Beatles cannon?
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Business + Economy
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John Hawkins, University of Canberra
Cryptocurrency tycoon Sam Bankman-Fried may face a jail term of more than a century after conviction on seven counts of fraud and money laundering.
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Jean Chalaby, City, University of London
The streaming platform has invested heavily in TV and films from Brazil, South Korea and France.
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Environment
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Ross Bennett-Cook, University of Westminster
The clock could be ticking for the travel industry unless action is taken to change our travel habits.
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Suzanne Gray, University of Reading; Ambrogio Volonté, University of Reading
Storm Ciarán unleashed extremely strong and destructive winds in parts of the southern UK and northern France – here’s why.
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Science + Technology
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Eadaoin Carthy, Dublin City University; Abrar Abdelsalam, Dublin City University
Recently published research is showing PFAS chemicals may be even more harmful than we thought.
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Simonetta Di Pippo, Bocconi University
The agreement should give British astronauts more flights into space.
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Health
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Cian McCafferty, University College Cork
Shields said the seizure was caused by drinking too much water – which can be a cause in very rare circumstances.
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