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    Numbers of the Year 2015: Part Three

    Tim Harford looks back at some of the most interesting numbers making the news in 2015

  2. Flood Defence Spending

    Is there a north-south divide in the amount of money spent on flood defences in England?

  3. Numbers of the Year 2015 Part 2

    Tim Harford looks back at some of the most interesting numbers of 2015.

  4. Numbers of the Year 2015

    Tim Harford looks back at some of the most interesting numbers behind the news in 2015.

  5. Numbers of the Year 2015 - Part One

    A look back at some of the most interesting numbers that made the news during 2015

  6. How many Stormtroopers are there?

    Are Star Wars鈥� Stormtroopers the biggest secret army on Earth?

  7. 100 Year Floods?

    Do so-called 鈥�100 year floods鈥� only happen once a century?

  8. Climate Change

    Did climate change contribute to the war in Syria?

  9. 鈥楽ympathy鈥� for jihadis.

    Are claims that one in five British Muslims 鈥榮ympathise with jihadis鈥� correct?

  10. Has Islamic State been Losing Territory?

    Has so-called Islamic State been losing territory?

  11. Creativity and Mental Illness

    Are creative people more likely to be mentally ill, and has Cuba wiped out child hunger?

  12. China鈥檚 One Child Policy

    As China ends its one child policy what has been its impact? Ruth Alexander investigates.

  13. Processed Meat and Cancer

    Are processed meats as cancer-causing as cigarettes? Ruth Alexander investigates.

  14. Oil

    Are a million barrels of Nigeria鈥檚 oil stolen per day? Ruth Alexander finds out.

  15. Foreign Aid: More Harm Than Good?

    Nobel Prize winning economist professor Angus Deaton on a lifetime measuring inequality.

  16. Are Tall People More Likely to Get Cancer?

    Are tall people really more likely to get cancer? Ruth Alexander looks at a new study

  17. Football鈥檚 Red Card Clich茅

    Is it harder to play football against ten men? Tim Harford finds out

  18. How Reliable is Psychology Science?

    How reliable are psychological science studies? Tim Harford finds out.

  19. Dementia, Psychology science, John Conway, Red cards, Decimate

    Tim Harford asks whether one in three people born in the UK this year will get dementia.

  20. The Rise of the Giants?

    Are rugby players getting bigger and bigger?

  21. Striking Numbers?

    Tim Harford asks are strikes on the rise, rugby players bigger and sea life in decline?

  22. How Many is Too Many Bananas?

    Should population density affect refugee movements? How many bananas are too many?

  23. Is it worth targeting non-voters?

    Can the left rely on non-voters to get them into power? Tim Harford looks at the numbers.

  24. Queuing Backwards

    Would life be better if we served the last person to join a queue not the first.

  25. Fit for Work or at Death's Door?

    Are people dying after being declared 'fit for work' by the government? With Tim Harford.

  26. China Stock Market Crash

    The Chinese stock market may have crashed but was it really 鈥楤lack Monday鈥�?

  27. China Stock Market Crash

    The Chinese markets may have crashed but was it really Black Monday? With Tim Harford.

  28. The Elliptical Pool Table

    The geometric properties of an elliptical pool table.

  29. Soaring diabetes - is there some good news?

    Diabetes cases are soaring, but is this down to new diagnoses? Tim Harford investigates.

  30. Worm Wars

    Are mass deworming projects a good idea?

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