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    Deaths, taxes and missing cats

    We investigate claims about gun crime, the UK tax burden, and the number of missing cats.

  2. How much money do the ‘Ndrangheta mafia make?

    We investigate whether one criminal group could have a turnover of billions of dollars

  3. Numbers of the year 2023

    Hand-picked stats that tell you something interesting about the world

  4. Can chocolate be better than salad?

    We investigate a nutritional conundrum – can chocolate ever be better for you than salad?

  5. China’s missing numbers

    How the Chinese state make inconvenient statistics disappear

  6. Does endurance sport harm your heart?

    We investigate the connection between high levels of exercise and arrhythmia

  7. Will there be a billion climate refugees?

    We investigate if floods, droughts and storms will cause mass international migration

  8. A boy meets girl meets stats story

    A data scientist takes on rom com films to see how women in STEM are represented

  9. Are women in the UK the biggest binge drinkers in the world?

    Checking out stats on boozing Brits and fishing fleets in the South China Sea.

  10. Can maths prove the existence of aliens?

    We look a famous equation which tries to explain whether life exists in outer space

  11. Do Indian women own 11% of the world’s gold?

    The cultural importance of gold is well known – but how much do Indians actually own?

  12. The overlooked mathematicians of history

    A global history of mathematics, from ancient China to the Middle East

  13. What do windscreen splats tell us about insect decline?

    We ask whether the ‘windscreen phenomenon’ suggests falling numbers of insects

  14. Greedy jobs and the gender pay gap

    Tim Harford discusses the work of Nobel Economics prize winner Claudia Goldin

  15. Are half the words in English from French?

    We ask whether almost half the words in the English language are of French origin.

  16. Vaccine claims, Alzheimer's treatment and Tim's Parkrun times

    We debunk claims about excess deaths and the vaccine made by YouTuber John Campbell.

  17. Is the UK really ahead in cutting carbon emissions?

    As the UK changes course in its path to net zero, how does it compare with other nations?

  18. NHS consultant pay, net zero claims and Scotland's ferry woes

    Are consultants in England really paid an average of £120,000 a year?

  19. Which city has the longest canals?

    We dive into the world of waterways after a listener asked who has the longest canals.

  20. Social housing, NHS workforce and Liz Truss debt claims

    Have the Tories really built a record number of social rent homes since 2010?

  21. How to approach the world through numbers

    Professor David Sumpter talks to Tim Harford about his new book

  22. Skin cancer, London rents and your great-great-great-granddaughter

    Is it true that 1 in 4 men and 1 in 5 women in the UK will get skin cancer?

  23. Did 35,000 Americans die building the Panama Canal?

    We fact check a claim made by Donald Trump about the world famous canal

  24. Covid deaths, North Sea gas and Chloe Kelly's World Cup penalty

    Covid-related deaths are rising in England and Wales, we investigate the figures.

  25. What percentage of our brain do we actually use?

    Do we have access to some or all of our brain-power?

  26. HS2 and electric cars, UK vs China emissions & massive maths errors

    Can you really buy an electric car for everybody in the UK for the cost of HS2?

  27. How safe is the release of Fukushima nuclear plant water?

    We ask whether there are any risks posed by the release into the Pacific Ocean

  28. How many butterflies are there in the world?

    The world’s butterfly population doesn’t seem to be online – so what is it?

  29. Why is it so hard to predict the outcome of competitions like the Premier League?

    What variables do we look at when we try to predict the outcome of a sports competition?

  30. Are the media exaggerating how hot it is in the Mediterranean?

    A look at how accurately media report on the weather – especially recent heatwaves.

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