Some Actual Science On Coronavirus
It’s not exponential: An economist’s view of the epidemiological curve
Richard Baldwin 12 March 2020
The spread of COVID-19 is not going to follow an exponential...
If Only Will Hutton Actually Knew Anything
So, the UK has no vaccine production capability. Ain't that a shame:
In 2008, the world successfully pulled together – with Britain playing a catalytic...
An Idiot Way To Deal With Coronavirus
This is not to say that coronavirus is unimportant. It is though to say that it's not as important as all that.
Coronavirus: UK...
Michael Marmot Really Is A Card, Inn’ee?
Sir Michael Marmot is insistent that economic inequality leads to health inequality. Well, OK, perhaps it does. Marmot also adamantly refuses to consider that...
Can’t These People Damn Well Count?
No, this isn't about the Democratic Party in Iowa, we know they can't. This is instead about the Democratic Party over at Prospect Magazine....
A Thought On Drug Development Costs
The rate of drugs licensed by the EMA doubled over the period, increasing from an average of six per year from 2000-08, to 13.5...
The Coronavirus Calculation – How Many People Should We Kill?
Imagine that we had an effective vaccine against the coronavirus. We'd give it to everyone, right?
Well, no, we wouldn't. Because we have the usual...
Sperm Donations At Death – Not Really Making Sense
Rather failing the Reverse Chesterton's Fence here:
Men should be allowed to donate sperm alongside their organs and other body parts, after they have...
Wealth Doesn’t Add To Lifespan
What has been found here is that greater wealth correlates with greater disability free lifespan. This is not the same as saying that greater...
Why Not Trade In The Care Of The Demented?
At one level - and this is the level the politicians will use - this is ludicrous. The elderly and demented sent 10,000 miles...