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Kit Yates
@Kit_Yates_Maths
Author. Prof of Math Bio and Public Engagement Books - "Math(s) of Life and Death" "How to Expect the Unexpected" Get here tinyurl.com/37rx2yuv
Oxford, England
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    Kit Yates
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    Aug 15, 2024
    It's publication day for the paperback of How to Expect the Unexpected. It's about predicting the future. @theAliceRoberts called it "Fascinating and fun." If you've enjoyed my insights on here, do me a favour: get yourself a copy. buff.ly/4dmX0r0
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    Kit Yates
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    Jan 17, 2022
    I think about this sign almost every day.
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    Kit Yates
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    Jan 21, 2023
    I'm sorry, but you can't *always* be experiencing a higher volume of calls than average. That's not how averages work.
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    Kit Yates
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    Jun 3, 2024
    My daughter in year 6 is studying the Mayans this term. The Mayans are heavily associated with chocolate. So their school trip this term is to Cadbury's world. That is exactly what primary school is all about.
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    Kit Yates
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    Apr 2, 2024
    A water company released sewage into the stream that runs into the beach where we were holidaying. I didn’t like the idea of swimming in the sea after that, so I tried to sue to water company for spoiling our holiday. This is what happened… 1/21
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    Kit Yates
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    Dec 19, 2022
    How is it that covid cases are on the rise again? We've tried everything this year, from not talking about it to pretending it never existed.
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    Kit Yates
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    Oct 1, 2021
    Before you minimise the impact of covid in children by saying “very few children die of covid” remember, very few children die of any disease. Children are not supposed to die.
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    Kit Yates
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    Jun 6, 2022
    He missed 5 COBRA meetings. Three times he took covid action too late. Patients were sent to carehomes from hospitals without a negative test. Schools went back for a single day in Jan 2021. 195K people died. Please don't tell me he got the big calls right.
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    Kit Yates
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    Apr 19, 2023
    I know I'm a cynic, but this feels a lot like voter suppression. electoral-reform.org.uk/voter-id-list-…
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    Kit Yates
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    Dec 1, 2021
    Imagine if Omicron isn't that bad and all we end up achieving by implementing mitigations is reducing cases, taking pressure of hospitals, reducing long covid, protecting unvaccinated kids, buying time for people to be boosted and reducing the number of people dying from Covid.
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    Kit Yates
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    Aug 11, 2021
    If you start a point with, “But it’s only children with pre-existing conditions that will get seriously ill…”, I’m not interested in what comes next
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    Kit Yates
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    Apr 8, 2022
    I may be the only person in the university still doing it, but while covid rates are sky high I'm going to continue to lecture in my mask in order to protect myself and my students.
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    Kit Yates
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    Feb 11, 2022
    I for one will continue to wear a mask in enclosed public spaces. I will continue to isolate if I test positive for covid (although I am aware I am privileged to be able to do so) and I will continue to think of the impact of covid on the most vulnerable in our society. With me?
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    Kit Yates
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    Dec 21, 2021
    Talked to my daughter (8) about the covid situation this morning. She said “It’s just like climate change. They won’t do anything because they say it’s too expensive, but it will end up costing humans.” She’s more correct than she knows, the parallel’s run deeper.