Kit Yates

Dec 12, 2024 | nature.com | Kit Yates

AbstractThe World Health Organization declared COVID-19 to be a public health emergency of international concern on 30 January 2020 and then a pandemic on 11 March 2020. In early 2020, a group of UK scientists volunteered to provide the public with up-to-date and transparent scientific information. The group formed the Independent Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (Independent SAGE) and provided live weekly briefings to the public via YouTube.

Jul 23, 2024 | es-us.noticias.yahoo.com | Kit Yates

Existe un patrón sorprendente en el origen de los ganadores de la carrera de ciclismo más famosa del mundo, el Tour de Francia. Corredores de distintos países del mundo se enfrentan entre sí durante tres semanas en una carrera que este domingo ganó el esloveno Tadej Pogacar. Junto con miles de millones de personas, disfruto viendo el espectáculo de estos atletas casi sobrehumanos esforzándose hasta el límite absoluto en el hermoso territorio francés.

Jul 16, 2024 | bbc.com | Kit Yates

The mysterious maths at work in the Tour de FranceGetty ImagesThe cyclists taking part in this year's Tour de France may not know about Zipf's Law, but it's hidden in the statistics of their sport (Credit: Getty Images)If you look at where previous winners of the world's most famous cycling race are from, a surprisingly common pattern emerges. The Tour de France is without doubt the most famous cycling race in the world.

Jul 13, 2024 | kityates.substack.com | Kit Yates

Is there any event that heralds the start of the English summer more evocatively than Wimbledon? The oldest tennis championship in the world is famous for strawberries and cream, closely cropped grass, the threat of rain, Centre court and of course the sexagesimal system. Well, perhaps sexagesimal – the system of counting that uses base 60 - isn’t the first thing that springs to mind, however it is inherent to tennis’ rather unique scoring system. But we’ll get to that.

May 25, 2024 | independent.co.uk | Kit Yates

This Saturday sees the final of the world’s oldest football competition – the FA Cup. Manchester City take on Manchester United in only the second ever Manchester derby in the FA Cup final. I will be up front and admit that I am a Man City fan. Despite the club’s almost unparalleled success over the last decade or so, I can never quite shake the feeling that it is all about to collapse.