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    A&E, and the chances of having twins

    Tim Harford explores the world of official statistics, plus the chances of having twins.

  2. The Maths of Spies and Terrorists

    How feasible is it for the authorities to keep track of everyone on their watch list?

  3. The maths of spies and terrorists

    Tim Harford examines the maths of terror surveillance, and kidney donations.

  4. Ryanair punctuality; mistakes in academic papers

    Ryanair claims that more than 90% of its flights land on time but do the numbers prove it?

  5. Economics of Scottish independence; Ryanair punctuality

    Tim Harford on the economics of Scottish independence, Ryanair's punctuality and cat years

  6. Cancer Risk and Romanian crime

    Assesing the probabilities of cancer and is the UK suffering a Romanian crime wave?

  7. Angelina Jolie's 87% cancer risk; Romanian crime stats

    Angelina Jolie's 87% cancer risk examined. And is the UK suffering a Romanian crime wave?

  8. How do you calculate a dog’s true age?

    It is often said that one dog year equals seven human years. But is it true?

  9. The true age of your dog, and how much does the EU cost?

    Tim Harford on the cost of the EU, military suicides, Richard III and dog years.

  10. The Maths of Mozart and Birds

    The maths behind Mozart's opera The Magic Flute

  11. Austerity, Thatcher, Mozart and dead birds

    Tim Harford talks to a student whose work raises questions about austerity policies.

  12. Are Manchester United a one-man team?

    Lead scorer power calculated; and, maths problems raised in the Kercher murder case

  13. Austerity: A Spreadsheet Error?

    The story of the student who uncovered a mistake in a famous economic paper

  14. Margaret Thatcher in numbers

    Baroness Margaret Thatcher, who died aged 87, was Britain’s first female prime minister.

  15. Communicating Risk

    It's the 4th anniversary of the earthquake which devastated the city of L’Aquila in Italy.

  16. That's not much gold

    What if a super-villain took control of the world’s gold and melted it into a cube?

  17. Can big data save lives?

    Ruth Alexander speaks to Kenneth Cukier about how data can be used.

  18. Are there more black men in college or prison in the US?

    Last week the US Speaker said that there were more black men in prison than in college.

  19. HIV in numbers

    With the news that a baby has been ‘cured’ of HIV we look at the numbers.

  20. Is the Kenyan election already decided?

    Do Kenyans vote along ethnic lines? More Or Less investigates.

  21. Counting Catholics

    Tim Harford asks how the figure of 1.2 billion Catholics world-wide is calculated.

  22. How many people support Manchester United ?

    This week Ruth Alexander asks whether Manchester United claim 650 million fans worldwide.

  23. The end of the penny.

    Canada has stopped distributing its smallest coin –the one cent or the penny.

  24. A case of statistical significance in Greece

    The case of Andreas Georgiou, head of the Greek statistics agency, charged with treason

  25. Fat or Fiction

    A ‘new’ BMI calculation has been proposed by Oxford Mathematician Professor Nick Trefethen

  26. Indian Farmer Suicides

    This week Ruth Alexander is looking at farmer suicides in India

  27. Food waste and Scrabble

    Reports this week suggest that we are wasting 50 per cent of our food globally.

  28. The Parable of the Ox

    Tim Harford tells us about a 'guess the weight of the ox' competition.

  29. The Parable of the Ox

    What the Parable of the Ox can tell us about a bloated and dysfunctional financial system.

  30. Numbers of 2012

    Tim Harford and guests look back at the most surprising statistics of 2012.

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