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Kit Yates

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Dr
Kit Yates
BornManchester, England
🏳️ CitizenshipUnited Kingdom
🎓 Alma materUniversity of Oxford
💼 Occupation

Kit Yates (born 1985) is a British academic and author of popular science books. Yates is a Senior Lecturer in Mathematical Biology at the University of Bath and co-director of the Centre for Mathematical Biology. He has a diverse range of research interests and is a vocal advocate the empowerment of people through the communication of science.

Early life and Education[edit]

Yates was born in Manchester in 1985.

Yates took A-levels in Maths, Further Maths, Physics and Chemistry.[1] before going on to Somerville College, Oxford to study for a BA in Mathematics[2]. He completed an MSc in mathematical modelling and scientific computing[3] before completing a PhD in Mathematical Biology[4] under the supervision of Professor Philip Maini[5] at St Catherine's College[4] and Worcester College[4], Oxford. During his PhD Yates joined Marcus Du Sautoy’s outreach group The Mathemagicians[3] and writing for the University science magazine, Bang![6].

Research Interests[edit]

After completing his PhD Yates won a Junior Research Fellowship at Christ Church, Oxford[7]. During this time he established his research programme in the mathematics of developmental biology and pattern formation[8].

Yates became a Lecturer at the University of Bath in 2014 and was subsequently promoted to Senior Lecturer. As an applied Mathematician Yates' research has been covered by media outlets including Reuters[9], Scientific American[10], RTE[11], the BBC[12], The Guardian[13], the Daily Mail and the Telegraph[14].

He has worked in diverse biological applications including modelling developmental defects[15] and understanding locust swarming[16]. He has also worked on biological pattern formation including investigations into egg-shell patterns and the distinctive striped pigment patterns exhibited by zebrafish[17]. The underlying theme of his research is the role of randomness in Biology[18].

Science Communication[edit]

Yates' first book, “The Maths of Life and Death“, was published in September 2019 in the UK by Quercus[19] and in January 2020 in the US by Scribner[20]. The book received positive reviews both in the UK[21][22][23] and the US[24][25]. Yates has given a number of print interviews about the book in a range of different countries[26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34] and has talked about the book at a variety of fora[35][36] including Google[37] and the Royal Institution of Great Britain[38]. The book has been translated into 20 languages for readers around the world[39][40][41]. In 2019 the book was named as one of the Sunday Times best science books of the year[42].

Yates has made appearances on television and radio to discuss the real-world applications of mathematics including BBC News[43], and Sky News[44] as well as current affairs programmes such as Panorama[45], More or Less[46] and Watchdog[47] and science-specific programmes such as Bang goes the theory[48], BBC Inside Science[49], BBC crowd Science[50] and Numberphile[51]. Yates has written about the importance of Mathematics in the print media including the Huffington Post[52], The Guardian[53], the Daily Mail, the Times[54], and the independent[55]. His work has also featured in popular science outlets including the Conversation[56] Scientific American[57] and IFLscience[58]. Yates also sets mathematically themed riddles and puzzles for a range of newspapers[59] and radio[60] programmes.

In February 2020 Yates' calculation that the total amount of coronavirus in the could fit inside a Coca-cola can went viral. It was covered in news outlets around the world[61][62][63][64][65][66][67][68][69][70][71] and was featured on numberphile[72]

Yates is also a director and trustee of MathsWorldUK[73] which aims to establish an interactive mathematics discovery centre in the UK[74].

COVID-19 Pandemic[edit]

Since the beginning of the global COVID-19 pandemic Yates has been communicating the ideas behind the mathematical models which underlie much of the scientific advice provided to Government. As part of his work Yates has appeared on BBC news[75], Sky News[76][77][44], Channel 4 news[78], BBC panorama[79], as well as on BBC Inside Science[49][80], BBC Crowd Science[50] and BBC More or Less[81][49][82]. Yates and his COVID-19 work has also been the feature of a number of podcasts[83][84][85][86].

Yates' analysis on a variety of news stories relating to the pandemic have been the subject of articles in national and international news outlets [87]

In October 2020, Yates joined the Independent SAGE group[88], whose aim is to offer independent advice to the UK Government during the COVID-19 pandemic[89][90][91]. As part of the group Yates has advocated for stronger public health measures in order to help control the pandemic through a number of reports[92], media appearances[93] and opinion pieces in national publications [94][95][96][97][98].

Yates was instrumental in uncovering the false negative testing scandal in the UK, which led to approximately 43,000 people being given false negative test results[99][100][101][102]. He appeared to discuss the issue on BBC news at 6 on the day that the scandal was finally uncovered. Regions which were particularly affected, such as the South-West of England saw the highest rates of covid in the country following the scandal[103]. Yates is working with the Good Law Project in order to bring legal action against the secretary of state for health[104].

Yates has been a vocal critic of the lack of transparency of the UK's Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) and its stance on childhood vaccination in the UK [105][106].

As a working parent and mathematician, while schools in the UK were closed, Yates was featured in national newspapers, discussing the challenges associated with home schooling[107][108]. Yates attracted media attention when he posted his daughter's ambiguous maths homework on twitter[109] leading to a number of news stories about the question[110][111][112].

Awards, Honours and Recognition[edit]

2021 - Society of Mathematical Biology's Lee A. Segel Prize.[113]

2019 - The Maths of Life and Death named a science book of the year by Sunday Times Science.[114]

2016 - Winner of the University of Bath Vice-Chancellor's Award for Public Engagement with Research.[115]

2014 - Silver award in the Mathematics section of the national ‘SET for Britain’ poster competition[116]

Personal Life[edit]

Yates has stated that his desire to become a scientist stemmed from the death of his mother at an early age from cervical cancer[117], an event which he wrote about in his first book, The Maths of Life and Death[118]

Yates is a self-proclaimed Oasis fan, having grown up in Manchester near to where he band are from.[117]. He is also a supporter of his hometown club, Manchester City[119]. Yates has two children[117]

Bibliography[edit]

The Maths of Life and Death, Quercus, (2019).[19]

How to Expect the Unexpected (Forthcoming)[120]

External Links[edit]

References[edit]

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  58. "Why Time Seems To Go By More Quickly As We Get Older". IFLScience. Retrieved 2020-11-21.
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  96. Yates, Kit (23 December 2021). "A Boxing Day Lockdown Will Be Too Late". Retrieved 2 November 2021.
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  98. Yates, Kit (25 May 2020). "Why Didn't The UK Lockdown Sooner And Prevent Thousands Of Deaths?". Retrieved 2 November 2021.
  99. Daniel, Hugo (7 October 2021). "Lateral flow tests: Scores more report positive rapid Covid tests followed by negative PCRs as mystery deepens". The i. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
  100. Daniel, Hugo (7 October 2021). "Lateral flow tests: Health chiefs probe 'high number' of positive rapid Covid tests followed by negative PCRs". The i. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
  101. Mason, Rowena (15 October 2021). "UK ministers face questions over firm linked to suspected Covid test errors". The Guardian. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
  102. Mason, Rowena (27 October 2021). "Covid lab returned four positive results from 2,400 Sheffield tests". The Guardian. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
  103. Mason, Rowena (25 October 2021). "False Covid test results not cause of surge in south-west England, says No 10". Retrieved 2 November 2021.
  104. Mason, Rowena (1 November 2021). "Law group threatens to sue over Immensa Covid testing scandal". Retrieved 2 November 2021.
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