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  1. Millennium Development Goals

    Have the eight goals for addressing extreme poverty set by the UN made a difference?

  2. Biggest Movies

    Jurassic World took $511m in its first weekend. Why have recent films done so well?

  3. Horoscope Health

    Can your horoscope predict which diseases you will develop?

  4. Global Footprint

    Do we need one and a half planets worth of resources?

  5. Obesity Projections, Global Footprint, Street Value of Drugs

    Tim Harford looks at how recent obesity projections were calculated.

  6. Qatar Migrant Worker Deaths

    Is the World Cup really responsible for migrant deaths in Qatar?

  7. World Cup Migrant Deaths

    Tim Harford asks if the World Cup is really responsible for migrant deaths in Qatar.

  8. John Nash

    The life and achievements of the mathematician John Nash

  9. Seven-day NHS

    Tim Harford asks if people admitted to hospital at weekends are more likely to die.

  10. Death Row

    Is it true that for every nine people executed in the US, there is one person exonerated?

  11. Women Drink Driving

    Tim Harford asks whether there really is a problem with women drink driving.

  12. Big Numbers

    How a simple computer bug has led to explosions, missing planes and more

  13. Strokes, Teachers, Confused Computers

    Are strokes among working-age people on the rise? Presented by Tim Harford.

  14. Princess Charlotte

    Assessing the economic benefit of a new princess.

  15. Election and Adultery Special

    Tim Harford and a panel of experts discuss how pre-election polls tallied with the results

  16. Nuns on the Rise

    Are more women getting in the habit?

  17. Polls, Nuns, Life Partners

    Is the number of Catholic nuns on the up? And Tim Harford explores polling data.

  18. Xenophobia in South Africa

    Are international migrants stealing jobs?

  19. A Liver Transplant

    A question from a listener about a living transplant

  20. The Ignorance Test

    Can you pass world health expert Hans Rosling’s Ignorance Test?

  21. Maths and Chess

    Is it really true that ability in mathematics and chess are somehow linked?

  22. How Safe is Flying?

    Following the Germanwings A320 tragedy, are plane crashes becoming more common?

  23. Does Breastfeeding Increase IQ?

    Do breastfed babies become more intelligent adults?

  24. Measuring World Health

    Will babies born in Rwanda be healthier than those in the most deprived 10% of England?

  25. The Future of Food

    Do we need to produce more food by 2050 than we have in the past 10,000 years?

  26. Black prisoners in the US

    Legend: ‘More black men under correctional control now than enslaved in 1850’. True?

  27. Sleeping: the 8-hour myth

    Could having a lie-in lead to an early death?

  28. The Mathematical Secrets to Relationships

    How maths can help you find love, and hold on to it. Plus, listeners’ favourite stats

  29. Is strenuous jogging bad for you?

    Tim Harford on claims that keen runners might be damaging their health

  30. Is Strenuous Jogging Bad for You?

    Tim Harford looks at claims that keen runners might be damaging their health.

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