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    False negatives, testing capacity and pheasants

    How accurate are the swab tests used to diagnose Covid-19?

  2. Coronavirus baby boom and vitamin D

    Are we going to have a coronavirus baby boom?

  3. Obeying lockdown, flight arrivals, and is this wave of the epidemic waning?

    Does the data show this wave of the epidemic is waning in the UK?

  4. 60 Harvests and statistically savvy parrots

    Can there really only be 60 harvests left in Earth's soil?

  5. School re-opening, Germany鈥檚 Covid success and statistically savvy parrots

    Will re-opening some schools put children or their teachers at risk?

  6. Social distancing and government borrowing

    Where do the different social distancing measurements come from?

  7. Vitamin D, explaining R and the 2 metre rule

    Is Vitamin D an under-appreciated weapon in the fight against Covid-19?

  8. Covid-19 fatality rate

    Why don't we know how dangerous Covid -19 really is?

  9. Testing truth, fatality rates, obesity risk and trampolines.

    Did the UK really carry out 100,000 coronavirus tests in one day?

  10. Climate change and birdsong

    With factories closed and flights grounded, what impact will this have on climate change?

  11. Ethnic minority deaths, climate change and lockdown

    Are doctors from ethnic minority backgrounds disproportionately affected by Covid-19?

  12. Comparing countries' coronavirus performance

    Is it helpful to ask which countries are faring better in tackling the coronavirus?

  13. Comparing countries, the risk to NHS staff, and birdsong

    We compare Covid-19 rates around the world. When is the UK going to be past the worst?

  14. Superforecasting the Coronavirus

    Can professional predictors help us understand the course of the coronavirus pandemic?

  15. Should you wear a face mask?

    Tim Harford looks at the debate over making your own Covid-19 protection.

  16. Coronavirus deaths, face masks and a potential baby boom

    Is the coronavirus death count misleading because of delays in reporting?

  17. Are more men dying from coronavirus?

    Tim Harford and Ruth Alexander examine the statistics around the world.

  18. Supermarket stockpiling, A-level results and Covid-19 gender disparity

    Is the coronavirus pandemic having a different impact on men and women?

  19. Covid-19: The risks

    Professor Sir David Spiegelhalter puts the risks of Covid-19 into perspective

  20. Coronavirus special

    The risks of Covid-19 for different age groups and what restrictions mean for the economy

  21. Mitigation or suppression: What鈥檚 best to tackle coronavirus?

    How statistical modelling can help us respond to the Coronavirus pandemic

  22. The mystery of Iran鈥檚 coronavirus numbers

    Does Iran have a lot more covid-19 cases that its figures suggest?

  23. How much heat do you lose from your head?

    Is it true that 40% of your body's heat loss comes from your head?

  24. Netflix v the environment

    Does watching 30 minutes of Netflix have the same carbon footprint as driving four miles?

  25. Artificial (not so) Intelligence

    Is the problem with AI its lack of intelligence?

  26. Coronavirus: The numbers

    An update on Covid-19 statistics, with Tim Harford

  27. Coronavirus, Jam, AI and Tomatoes

    Covid-19 stats, spreading jam far and wide, cooking with AI, plus James Wong on vegetables

  28. How fast are alligators and hippos?

    Can alligators run at 50kmph? Join us in clocking alligators鈥� gaits

  29. Tracking Terror Suspects

    Costing counter-terrorism, interrogating tomatoes, the UK's reading age, politics and GDP

  30. Coronavirus

    Fact checking claims about the spread of Coronavirus

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