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    Trump鈥檚 misleading 'fact' about the Covid-19 death count in the US

    We examine a suspect stat from the US and an eye-popping claim about volumising mascara.

  2. 'Record' Covid cases, Trump on the death count, and ant pheromones

    Case counts in perspective, a suspect stat from the US, and life lessons from insects.

  3. Caffeine and pregnancy

    Do coffee and pregnancy mix?

  4. Covid curve queried, false positives, and the Queen鈥檚 head

    How fast are coronavirus cases doubling? Plus testing confusion and a royal face-off.

  5. The magical maths of pool testing

    Could pool testing hold the key to ramping up Covid-19 testing?

  6. Covid testing capacity, refugee numbers, and mascara

    Confusing claims on lab capacity, the UK鈥檚 record on asylum, and the volume of eyelashes.

  7. Sex workers in the 18th century and jellyfish

    Did one in five women in 18th century London made a living selling sex?

  8. Covid cases rising, a guide to life鈥檚 risks, and racing jelly-fish

    How worrying is the UK鈥檚 jump in cases? Plus balancing risks and the speed of jelly-fish.

  9. Breast cancer screening

    Could screening for breast cancer from the age of 40 save lives?

  10. Schools and coronavirus, test and trace, maths and reality

    Evidence on Covid-19 risks in schools, data on contact tracing, and a philosophical query.

  11. Is Trump right about blood plasma therapy?

    Is convalescent plasma therapy effective for treating Covid-19?

  12. Covid plasma therapy

    Claims about a Covid-19 treatment, breast cancer screening, and 18th century sex workers.

  13. Obesity and poker

    Tim Harford looks at Covid-19 and obesity. Plus, what poker teaches us about statistics.

  14. A-level algorithms, poker and buses

    We unpick the A-level algoshambles and discover what poker teaches us about statistics.

  15. Belarus鈥� contested election

    Tim Harford looks at the numbers behind the widely questioned election result

  16. Hawaiian Pizza, Obesity and a Second Wave?

    Covid-19 cases are rising in the UK, is it a sign of a second wave of the virus?

  17. Melting Antarctic ice

    If all the ice in Antarctica melted, would global sea levels rise by 70 metres?

  18. Covid in Africa

    Do we have enough data to know what鈥檚 happening on the continent?

  19. Data in the time of cholera

    A journey back to the birth of epidemiology

  20. Covid misconceptions and US deaths

    How many of us believe the myths about coronavirus?

  21. Sweden鈥檚 lockdown lite

    Sweden stayed open during the pandemic 鈥� how well did it work?

  22. Why Trump is wrong about the USA鈥檚 coronavirus case comeback

    The data behind the rise in coronavirus cases in the US

  23. Why Did the UK Have Such a Bad Covid-19 Epidemic?

    Bad decision-making, bad advice, or bad luck?

  24. A new Covid-19 drug and a second wave

    Tim Harford looks into why protests haven鈥檛 led to a spike in Covid-19 cases

  25. Child Poverty, School Inequality and a Second Wave

    As lockdown eases, why hasn't there been a spike in infections?

  26. Who should be quarantined?

    Tim Harford finds out which countries have the highest rate of Covid-19 infection.

  27. Quarantine, Test and Trace and BODMAS

    Is it true that Covid-19 mostly kills people who would die soon anyway?

  28. Spanish coronavirus figures and pangolins

    Are pangolins the most trafficked animal in the world?

  29. Antibody tests, early lockdown advice and European deaths

    Are more people are dying of Covid-19 in the UK than all the EU countries put together?

  30. Keep your distance

    Tim Harford examines how can we avoid infection spreading, while getting on with life.

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