18 DECEMBER 2004, page 68

Eel-good Factor

Simon Courtauld W e are in danger of losing our eels. To many people this may be of little interest, but it is a serious matter. The vast numbers of baby eels (elvers) which......

Figure It Out

Alan Judd Y ears ago, when the Times was a newspaper for grown-ups, it was said to have published a letter illustrative of our misuse of statistics. This was to the effect that......