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    Why January makes us want to scream

    Blue Monday and Oxfam’s claims about billionaires–the stories that come around every year

  2. Christian Martyrs

    Were 90,000 Christians killed because of their faith in 2016?

  3. Should we really be drinking eight glasses of water a day?

    How much water do we need and how much is too much?

  4. Does Sweden Really Have a Six Hour Day?

    Can you reduce working hours without affecting productivity?

  5. Life, Death and Data

    Improving data to target help for the world's poorest people

  6. Christmas Quiz

    Tim Harford poses a tough statistical challenge.

  7. Yellow cards for Christmas

    Are footballers trying to get suspended for Christmas?

  8. Have more famous people died this year?

    Notable deaths, Rule Britannia and creating your own Christmas speech

  9. How risky is the contraceptive pill?

    We look at the numbers behind the scary headlines about birth control.

  10. How wrong were the Brexit forecasts?

    The economic doom that never was; childhood cancer figures and Ed Balls

  11. How not to test public opinion

    The survey by the Indian PM that breaks all the polling rules.

  12. Are you related to Edward III…and Danny Dyer?

    Tim Harford investigates the numbers in the news.

  13. Good News on Renewables?

    Renewable capacity has surpassed that of coal – is this good news?

  14. Pensioners aren't poor anymore

    High-rolling pensioners, predicting norovirus, finding friends, and air pollution.

  15. Avoiding Asteroids

    We’re getting better at spotting Earth-bound space rocks – but how safe are we?

  16. Is dementia the number one killer?

    Is dementia on the rise? Plus immigration, incomplete contacts and chocolate muffins

  17. Liberia’s Rape Statistic Debunked

    Is the claim that three out of four women were raped during Liberia's civil war true?

  18. US election, stray cats and puzzles

    Who voted in the US elections? Plus are there nine million stray cats in the UK?

  19. Ice Cream Versus Aid

    Does the world spend more on ice cream than on humanitarian aid?

  20. Trump tells the Truth

    How the presidential hopeful has used statistics

  21. Child Marriage and Dangerous Algorithms

    Is a girl under 15 married every seven seconds? And beware dangerous algorithms

  22. Escobar’s Cocaine Deaths

    How many people die for every kilo of cocaine?

  23. Algorithms, Crime and Punishment

    When maths can get you locked up.

  24. Sustainable Development Goals – Are There too Many?

    Is there a better way of looking at the Sustainable Development Goals?

  25. Who Won the US Presidential Debate?

    Polling on the Clinton-Trump TV showdown – and why not all polls are equal

  26. Trump’s crime claims

    Are some US inner cities more dangerous than Afghanistan?

  27. The Cost of a Wedding Gift

    How much should spend when a couple get married?

  28. Drug deaths in the Philippines

    How many people have died during President Duterte’s drug crackdown?

  29. Menstrual Syncing

    Do women’s periods start to synchronise if they spend time together?

  30. Irish Passports

    Do one in four Brits claim Irish ancestry?

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