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    Does Breastfeeding Increase IQ?

    Do breastfed babies become more intelligent adults?

  2. Measuring World Health

    Will babies born in Rwanda be healthier than those in the most deprived 10% of England?

  3. The Future of Food

    Do we need to produce more food by 2050 than we have in the past 10,000 years?

  4. Black prisoners in the US

    Legend: 鈥楳ore black men under correctional control now than enslaved in 1850鈥�. True?

  5. Sleeping: the 8-hour myth

    Could having a lie-in lead to an early death?

  6. The Mathematical Secrets to Relationships

    How maths can help you find love, and hold on to it. Plus, listeners鈥� favourite stats

  7. Is strenuous jogging bad for you?

    Tim Harford on claims that keen runners might be damaging their health

  8. Is Strenuous Jogging Bad for You?

    Tim Harford looks at claims that keen runners might be damaging their health.

  9. The Maths of Dating

    How to use mathematics to find your partner. And, how reliable are pregnancy due dates?

  10. Cameron's 1000 Jobs

    The Conservatives' employment claims, milk, teachers, dating and pregnancy due dates.

  11. Global Wealth

    Who is in the world鈥檚 wealthiest elite, and where do they live?

  12. Is Anti-Semitism Widespread in the UK?

    Tim Harford asks if the majority of hate crime in the UK is directed against Jewish people

  13. Are 95% of Terrorism Victims Muslim?

    Tim Harford investigates the popular statistical claim

  14. How big are the Conservatives' planned cuts?

    Post-election spending, terrorism victims, Nigeria death toll and the worst board games.

  15. Bad Luck and Cancer

    Is 'bad luck' the cause of most cancers as reports of a new study suggest?

  16. A&E Waiting Times

    Including NHS target data, bad luck and cancer, and statistics that are true and unfair.

  17. Numbers of the Year: Part Three

    Robert Peston, Helen Joyce and Dr Hannah Fry on their most memorable numbers from 2014

  18. Numbers of the Year 2014

    Tim Harford and guests look back at some of the weird and wonderful numbers of 2014.

  19. Numbers of the Year: Part Two

    Goalkeepers, gold miners and happiness: We look at the most interesting numbers of 2014

  20. Numbers of the Year: Part One

    What is so special about 39,222 Mexican teachers? Professor Carlos Vilalta tells us

  21. Soviet World War Deaths

    Did almost 80% of boys born in the Soviet Union in 1923 not survive World War Two?

  22. Zimbabwe's Economy

    Following Zimbabwe鈥檚 budget last week, what do the numbers mean for the nation's future?

  23. Teenage Pregnancy

    The truth behind the claim that 'one-third' of US girls become pregnant as teenagers

  24. Caps off to Rooney

    Wayne Rooney wins his 100th cap but is it easier to earn them than in previous eras?

  25. Pregnancy and Homicide

    Is murder a leading cause of death for pregnant women as claimed in the film Gone Girl?

  26. Tracking and Tackling Ebola

    We speak to global health expert Hans Rosling about the numbers surrounding Ebola.

  27. Kidney Donation: The Chance of Finding a Match

    Why has the chance of a kidney match between unrelated people risen so much in 10 years?

  28. Screening for Ebola

    Are airport screenings for Ebola really effective at stopping the disease's transmission?

  29. A Warning about Big Data

    With the hype surrounding big data are we forgetting some basic statistical lessons?

  30. Species in Decline?

    Are claims that species populations have dropped 50% in the last 40 years true?

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