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Podcast: Curiosity Weekly
Episode: What a 95% Effective Vaccine Actually Means
Description: Award-winning journalist Tim Harford explains what it means when you hear that a COVID vaccine is 95% effective. Then, learn about Sentinel Island, home to the last uncontacted people on Earth; and what we can learn about our solar system’s theoretical “Planet Nine” from the newly discovered planet HD 106906 b.
Additional resources from Tim Harford:
Pick up "The Data Detective: Ten Easy Rules to Make Sense of Statistics" on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3ad1dQ4
Tim Harford's website: https://timharford.com/
Tim Harford on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TimHarford
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