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    The Numbers of 2013 - Part One

    The most informative, interesting and idiosyncratic statistics of the year

  2. Numbers of the year

    The most informative, revealing and idiosyncratic statistics of 2013, with Tim Harford.

  3. Global Wine Shortage?

    It is reported that global wine supplies are running low but do the figures add up?

  4. Britain's 80,000 homeless children

    Tim Harford on a Shelter statistic. Plus wine shortage, maths and magic, and football.

  5. Genocide in South Africa?

    Do crime stats show white South Africans are the victims of widespread racist killings?

  6. Testing the PISA test

    Are the OECD PISA rankings really as definitive as people believe?

  7. Football Ranking Mysteries Explained

    How has Switzerland attained a seed when the Netherlands, Italy and England have not?

  8. Could Statistics Cure Cancer?

    Professor Terry Speed explains how statistics plays an important role in cancer research

  9. Sachin Tendulkar - the greatest, or just the 29th best test batsman of all time?

    How do other measuring systems rate the Little Master?

  10. Does Politics Make us Get our Sums Wrong?

    How researchers have measured the extent to which personal opinions cloud our judgement

  11. Have 100,000 Christians died as martyrs?

    How true are claims that there is an unreported global war on Christians?

  12. How Long Can you Wait Until you Try to Have a Baby?

    Why 300-year-old fertility statistics are still in use today

  13. Nobel Prize puzzle

    How the economist who called markets efficient is sharing top award with his big critic.

  14. The Hawthorne Effect

    The social study that showed that workers are more productive if they are given attention

  15. Have Mosquitoes Killed Half the World?

    Have mosquitoes been responsible for the death of half the people who have ever lived?

  16. An army of drunk children?

    Are hundreds of young children visiting A&E because of alcohol? Tim Harford investigates.

  17. Is the World's Population Growing Out of Control?

    Is Sir David Attenborough right about global population projections?

  18. Are patients 45% more likely to die in NHS hospitals than US ones?

    Tim Harford looks at the claim that there are more hospital deaths in England than the US.

  19. Rush: Formula 1 Risk

    How dangerous was motor-racing in the 1970s? Plus: environmental facts about plastic bags

  20. Do free school meals work?

    Tim Harford on free school meals, the Formula 1 film Rush, plastic bags and cycling risk.

  21. Sexual Violence and Statistics in Asia

    A report suggests almost a quarter of men in some Asian countries admit rape. Is it true?

  22. How long can you wait to have a baby?

    Tim Harford discusses fertility statistics, the GDP and Africa's 'drinking problem'.

  23. The Death Toll in Syria

    How accurate are the reported death estimates in the Syrian conflict?

  24. The Death Toll in Syria

    Tim Harford on conflict deaths, Super Pumas and whether left-handers die young.

  25. Counting Climate Migrants

    Is it true that environmental problems will create 200 million migrants?

  26. What price the life of a badger?

    Tim Harford queries the numbers of the badger cull, plus NHS deaths and climate migrants.

  27. Is Coffee Bad for You?

    How dangerous is your daily caffeine fix?

  28. The Magic of Maths

    How a love of magic led to a love of maths for Stanford professor Persi Diaconis

  29. Where could we fit the entire world鈥檚 population?

    Where could we fit the entire world鈥檚 population and the effectiveness of soccer managers?

  30. What is the Most Visited Country in the World?

    Which countries top the most visited country list and how much do tourists spend there?

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