Sum of Us Poison Ivy Their lives run smoothly

Their lives run smoothly

and a brilliant art school came together to create an environment that nurtured a host of innovative artists

for everyone—welfare for the poor

all while igniting imagination and inspiring creativity

Ronaldo's contract was terminated

Sum of Us Poison Ivy Their lives run smoothlyWhat has data ever done for us? Georgina Sturge, House of Commons Library statistician and author of the critically acclaimed Bad Data, explores the rich history of the times the UK has counted itself from the revolutionary first census of 1801 to modern worries over technological surveillance. Condensing a whole society into numbers brought hidden problems to light: mapping cholera deaths in Soho led researchers to a single deadly water pump;