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    Presidential candidates and dementia

    The health risks some of the frontrunners in the US presidential race face.

  2. The Simpsons and maths

    Exploring the maths secrets of The Simpsons.

  3. Koalas

    Have bushfires destroyed 80% of the koala habitat in Australia?

  4. Election Special (2/2)

    Labour spending plans, Conservative claims on homelessness, the SNP's education record.

  5. Tree planting pledges

    Are the tree planting initiatives proposed by different UK political parties achievable?

  6. Election Special (1/2)

    50,000 nurses? 40 hospitals? Corporate tax rises? Tim Harford looks at Election pledges.

  7. Testing tomatoes

    Have these saucy fruits become less healthy over time?

  8. The world’s busiest shipping lanes

    Which is the busiest shipping lane in the world?

  9. Bolivia: Can statistics help detect electoral fraud?

    We look at the numbers and statistics from Bolivia’s disputed presidential election

  10. Reducing your risk of death

    Can running and owning a dog reduce your risk of an early death?

  11. Unbelievable: The forgotten rape data

    How shelved data from rape cases in America is helping the police catch criminals now.

  12. Edith Abbott and crime statistics

    Social worker and economist Edith Abbott and her contribution to crime statistics.

  13. Esther Duflo and women in economics

    Discussing Esther Duflo, Abhijit Banjeree and Michael Kremer’s Nobel Prize in Economics.

  14. Aid to Ukraine and being struck by lightning

    Dissecting President Trump’s aid to Ukraine claims.

  15. Does San Francisco have more rough sleepers than Britain?

    Is it true that there are more rough sleepers in San Francisco than in Britain?

  16. New hospitals promised, Aid to Ukraine, Bacon sandwiches

    Dissecting the government’s hospitals announcement and President Trump’s Ukraine claims.

  17. Who fought in World War One and the American Civil War?

    Were a third of those that fought for Britain in WW1 black or Asian?

  18. Austerity Deaths, C-Sections and being struck by lightning.

    Has Austerity caused 120 thousand deaths in the UK and does God hate men?

  19. Peaty v Bolt: Which is the greatest world record?

    Using statistics to compare world records in athletics and swimming

  20. Dementia, inflation and shark deaths

    Health risks for presidential hopefuls, falling inflation, shark deaths and salary claims

  21. Cape Town murders

    Are eight people a day murdered in Cape Town and is that number unusually high?

  22. Maternal deaths, taxi driver earnings and statistical pop music

    Are black women five times more likely to die in childbirth? Plus making pop music.

  23. Deforestation in Brazil

    Has it increased significantly since President Bolsonaro took office in January?

  24. Climate deaths, Austerity, Pet food

    Challenging the idea of six billion deaths due to climate change; plus what pets eat.

  25. Amazon forest fires

    Are they really 85 percent worse than last year?

  26. Amazon fires, State pension, American burgers

    Are forest fires in Brazil the worst in recent times? What is the state pension worth?

  27. Ethiopia’s 350m trees in a day

    Were millions of trees planted in just one day in Ethiopia?

  28. Exam grades, Chernobyl, Ethiopian trees

    Was your A-level grade correct? Plus were 350m trees planted in one day in Ethiopia?

  29. Mice and mind blowing maths

    Re-inserting a caveat and discussing a really cool numbers trick.

  30. Immigrant crime rates in the US

    Do immigrants commit more crime than native-born Americans in the United States?

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