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July 2026 volume 23 issue 4

NOTEBOOK

News

Japan’s AI code, UK Biobank, USA at 250, Australian census and more

USA FDA and Bayesian trials

Who chooses the prior? And other questions

Puzzle

Holmes acquires a horseless carriage Plus the solution to “It’s life, Jim, but not as we know it”

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This issue: “promiscuous dichotomisation” and why sugar doesn’t cause herpes

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Risky Business, by Sam Buttrey. Plus the solution to last issue’s crossword

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The complex web of factors behind mass public shootings

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