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Immunological dark matter; genetic outliers; prison chic; flying cars; and much more.

By: Jemima Kelly

Goldman Sachs betrays bitcoin

“Goldman Sucks!” “Bankers behind bars!”

By: Jemima Kelly

Is the “science” behind the lockdown any good?

(Spoiler: it’s a lot better than nothing. But it should not be followed at the expense of all else.)

By: Jemima Kelly

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Prediction addiction; hawks to doves; Tesla price cuts; Nando’s; and more.

By: Jemima Kelly

Spiegelhalter says majority of Covid deaths would not have occurred in coming year

Statistician revises down his estimates, reckoning only 5 to 15 per cent of those dying would have died anyway.

By: Jemima Kelly

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The king of Germany; misery; grief; sex; and much more.

By: Jemima Kelly

When axes get truly evil

  1. When data viz goes psychotic
  2. Ain’t no virus gonna stop the crypto graph-ters
  3.  We need to figure out how we will reopen the economy. But not like this.
  4. A diseased pie disaster
  5. Future’s flubbed pie chart
  6. Goldman’s missing Y axis
  7. Technical analysis, blockchain litigation edition
  8. Unpicking the UBS lock
  9. ARK Invest’s enthusiastic EV predictions don’t add up
  10. This “Event Risk Radar” is a bad idea
  11. Political commentators and market wizards
  12. Tesla is worth <checks notes> $10, $250 or $500
  13. A fall in house prices would not devastate Germany’s economy
  14. When technical analysis goes rogue
  15. How not to understand money 
  16. 359% pie = 100% trigger
  17. Bitcoin: beyond da moon
  18. High treason against pie charts
  19. The bitcoin price can finally be understood
  20. Et tu, Lib Dems? [Update]

The state of Georgia publishes a chart showing dates conveniently ordered to show a decline in Covid cases.

By: Jemima Kelly

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Everything is over (apart from government powers); lockdown means lockdown; Covidonomics; Covid-Britain; and more.

By: Jemima Kelly

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A vaccine information war; Duplo train sets; bonuses; Buzzfeed; and much more.

By: Jemima Kelly

Someone should have a word with the government’s slogan department

  1. Clear messages are good. Nonsensical equations are not.
  2. Is it acceptable for government to be dishonest at a time like this?

We Stand Together. Together Meaning 2 Metres Apart, Of Course.

By: Jemima Kelly

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Dave Grohl; Biden; Quibi; PDFs; and much more.

By: Jemima Kelly

Bitcoin’s “halvening” is upon us

At about 20.11 GMT new supply will be halved - a Very Big Deal in Cryptoland.

By: Jemima Kelly

Clear messages are good. Nonsensical equations are not.

  1. Someone should have a word with the government’s slogan department
  2. Is it acceptable for government to be dishonest at a time like this?

When 0.7(ish) + 219,183 = 3.5(ish).

By: Jemima Kelly

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South Korea; strongmen; PPP; PPE; and much more.

By: Jemima Kelly

Is it acceptable for government to be dishonest at a time like this?

  1. Someone should have a word with the government’s slogan department
  2. Clear messages are good. Nonsensical equations are not.

There’s a fine line to be trodden between delivering simple, upbeat messages, and not telling the truth

By: Jemima Kelly

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Trade policy; smokers; cash; charlatans; and much more.

By: Jemima Kelly

Elon, u ok hun?

  1. Congratulations Elon, you’ve earned it
  2. Tesla: taking a step back
  3. Elon Musk the insurer
  4. Tesla’s coronavirus ‘competitive advantage’
  5. Elon Musk promised ventilators. These are BPAP machines.
  6. Elon doesn’t get it 
  7. Tesla’s quarter-end push has a pandemic problem
  8. Elon Musk’s SolarCity suit deposition: the highlights
  9. Tesla’s sufficient management
  10. Tesla and the question of change
  11. Tesla and the number 500,000, again
  12. Mamma Mia...
  13. The question of Tesla’s cash to be collected
  14. Elon versus the evil shorties
  15. Mad Man breaks window
  16. Tesla’s mysterious income
  17. Tesla/ Germany: 'glorious success' or Schnapsidee?
  18. Tesla: Rorschach test
  19. Tesla’s Q3: what really matters
  20. Tesla, meet wall

“I am selling almost all physical possessions. Will own no house.”

By: Jemima Kelly and Jamie Powell

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Elsewhere on Thursday,

By: Jemima Kelly

When data viz goes psychotic

  1. When axes get truly evil
  2. Ain’t no virus gonna stop the crypto graph-ters
  3.  We need to figure out how we will reopen the economy. But not like this.
  4. A diseased pie disaster
  5. Future’s flubbed pie chart
  6. Goldman’s missing Y axis
  7. Technical analysis, blockchain litigation edition
  8. Unpicking the UBS lock
  9. ARK Invest’s enthusiastic EV predictions don’t add up
  10. This “Event Risk Radar” is a bad idea
  11. Political commentators and market wizards
  12. Tesla is worth <checks notes> $10, $250 or $500
  13. A fall in house prices would not devastate Germany’s economy
  14. When technical analysis goes rogue
  15. How not to understand money 
  16. 359% pie = 100% trigger
  17. Bitcoin: beyond da moon
  18. High treason against pie charts
  19. The bitcoin price can finally be understood
  20. Et tu, Lib Dems? [Update]

Is now really the time for whirlwind charts? Well why not.

By: Jemima Kelly

Cancer deaths in England could soar by a fifth this year, UCL study says

Report shows dramatic extent to which cancer care has fallen, and forecasts 18,000 extra deaths over next year

By: Jemima Kelly

German GPs find an interesting way to expose their lack of PPE

A Teutonic response to the global shortage of masks and other protective equipment.

By: Claire Jones and Jemima Kelly

Further reading 

The Respected Comrade; food banks; Cummings; the East Coast response; and more. 

By: Jemima Kelly

Ain’t no virus gonna stop the crypto graph-ters

  1. When axes get truly evil
  2. When data viz goes psychotic
  3.  We need to figure out how we will reopen the economy. But not like this.
  4. A diseased pie disaster
  5. Future’s flubbed pie chart
  6. Goldman’s missing Y axis
  7. Technical analysis, blockchain litigation edition
  8. Unpicking the UBS lock
  9. ARK Invest’s enthusiastic EV predictions don’t add up
  10. This “Event Risk Radar” is a bad idea
  11. Political commentators and market wizards
  12. Tesla is worth <checks notes> $10, $250 or $500
  13. A fall in house prices would not devastate Germany’s economy
  14. When technical analysis goes rogue
  15. How not to understand money 
  16. 359% pie = 100% trigger
  17. Bitcoin: beyond da moon
  18. High treason against pie charts
  19. The bitcoin price can finally be understood
  20. Et tu, Lib Dems? [Update]

When a chart can speak 1000 words. Not all of them entirely sincere.

By: Jemima Kelly

Further reading 

The chloroquine craze; the war on physical cash; could anyone have predicted this? And more.

By: Jemima Kelly

 We need to figure out how we will reopen the economy. But not like this.

  1. When axes get truly evil
  2. When data viz goes psychotic
  3. Ain’t no virus gonna stop the crypto graph-ters
  4. A diseased pie disaster
  5. Future’s flubbed pie chart
  6. Goldman’s missing Y axis
  7. Technical analysis, blockchain litigation edition
  8. Unpicking the UBS lock
  9. ARK Invest’s enthusiastic EV predictions don’t add up
  10. This “Event Risk Radar” is a bad idea
  11. Political commentators and market wizards
  12. Tesla is worth <checks notes> $10, $250 or $500
  13. A fall in house prices would not devastate Germany’s economy
  14. When technical analysis goes rogue
  15. How not to understand money 
  16. 359% pie = 100% trigger
  17. Bitcoin: beyond da moon
  18. High treason against pie charts
  19. The bitcoin price can finally be understood
  20. Et tu, Lib Dems? [Update]

A new paper from academics at MIT attempts to rank amenities based on their importance versus their transmission risk, but it doesn’t quite succeed. 

By: Jemima Kelly

Further reading

Sleepwalking; PPE; TikTok; weird dreams; and much more.

By: Jemima Kelly and Jamie Powell

Why are we really in lockdown? 

Is it just about the number of dead? Or is it something deeper: making sure we live in a society we don’t feel ashamed of? 

By: Jemima Kelly

Further reading

Zoom; zoos; Tooze, booze; and much more. 

By: Jemima Kelly

Weirdly, blockchain can’t help combat coronavirus 

  1. Leading ‘UK’ start-ups want a handout too
  2. China’s PMI print doesn’t mean much
  3. Let’s flatten the coronavirus confusion curve
  4. NMC Health: presented without comment
  5. When “commission-free trading” isn’t (really) free
  6. Michael Milken: financial innovator
  7. Oh no, the death-techers are coming
  8. Bitcoin’s “halvening” won’t boost its price 
  9. CEO of JPM, recipient of $bns in state aid, bashes socialism
  10. Trump just made a joke about negative rates
  11. The Witcher is not a freelancer
  12. The ITV M&A fantasy
  13. Blockchain, all over your face
  14. Baillie Gifford: pot kettle black
  15. Is Facebook’s status as the bête noire of political advertising justified?
  16. The Eurosystem might have a fatal flaw. But it’s not this
  17. Venture capital for the ‘forgotten’
  18. The troublesome Trump inside trading claim
  19. The US economy is not recession-proof
  20. Hedge fund bro gonna hedge fund bro

We really didn’t think we’d have to spell this out, but if we must... 

By: Jemima Kelly

Further reading 

The virus and the West; polio and ICUs; illness and idiocy; Bloomberg and NDAs; and much more. 

By: Jemima Kelly

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