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    Coronavirus, emotions and guns

    Numbers that matter in measuring outbreaks, smelly stats around scent and more.

  2. Dozy science

    How much sleep do we really need?

  3. Netflix and Chill

    The carbon consequence of streaming, stats on sepsis and stretching Bill Bryson to Pluto

  4. Japan鈥檚 99% conviction rate

    Quantifying justice in Japan

  5. Going, going Ghosn

    Quantifying justice in Japan, the cost of Brexit, alligator speed and Liverpool FC's luck

  6. Bushfire mystery

    Have a billion animals died in Australia鈥檚 fires?

  7. Australian Animal Deaths, Carbon Emissions, Election Mystery

    How many animals have died in Australia and how many Labour voters went Conservative?

  8. C-sections and sharks

    Hospital births in China and whether it鈥檚 true 50% are delivered by caesarean section

  9. Presidential candidates and dementia

    The health risks some of the frontrunners in the US presidential race face.

  10. The Simpsons and maths

    Exploring the maths secrets of The Simpsons.

  11. Koalas

    Have bushfires destroyed 80% of the koala habitat in Australia?

  12. Election Special (2/2)

    Labour spending plans, Conservative claims on homelessness, the SNP's education record.

  13. Tree planting pledges

    Are the tree planting initiatives proposed by different UK political parties achievable?

  14. Election Special (1/2)

    50,000 nurses? 40 hospitals? Corporate tax rises? Tim Harford looks at Election pledges.

  15. Testing tomatoes

    Have these saucy fruits become less healthy over time?

  16. The world鈥檚 busiest shipping lanes

    Which is the busiest shipping lane in the world?

  17. Bolivia: Can statistics help detect electoral fraud?

    We look at the numbers and statistics from Bolivia鈥檚 disputed presidential election

  18. Reducing your risk of death

    Can running and owning a dog reduce your risk of an early death?

  19. Unbelievable: The forgotten rape data

    How shelved data from rape cases in America is helping the police catch criminals now.

  20. Edith Abbott and crime statistics

    Social worker and economist Edith Abbott and her contribution to crime statistics.

  21. Esther Duflo and women in economics

    Discussing Esther Duflo, Abhijit Banjeree and Michael Kremer鈥檚 Nobel Prize in Economics.

  22. Aid to Ukraine and being struck by lightning

    Dissecting President Trump鈥檚 aid to Ukraine claims.

  23. Does San Francisco have more rough sleepers than Britain?

    Is it true that there are more rough sleepers in San Francisco than in Britain?

  24. New hospitals promised, Aid to Ukraine, Bacon sandwiches

    Dissecting the government鈥檚 hospitals announcement and President Trump鈥檚 Ukraine claims.

  25. Who fought in World War One and the American Civil War?

    Were a third of those that fought for Britain in WW1 black or Asian?

  26. Austerity Deaths, C-Sections and being struck by lightning.

    Has Austerity caused 120 thousand deaths in the UK and does God hate men?

  27. Peaty v Bolt: Which is the greatest world record?

    Using statistics to compare world records in athletics and swimming

  28. Dementia, inflation and shark deaths

    Health risks for presidential hopefuls, falling inflation, shark deaths and salary claims

  29. Cape Town murders

    Are eight people a day murdered in Cape Town and is that number unusually high?

  30. Maternal deaths, taxi driver earnings and statistical pop music

    Are black women five times more likely to die in childbirth? Plus making pop music.

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