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    Analysing Chris Froome's Tour de France victory

    What do the numbers tell us about Chris Froome's Tour de France performance?

  2. Egypt: Biggest Protest in History?

    Was the Egyptian uprising which ousted President Mohamed Morsi the biggest ever seen?

  3. Does a Child Die From Hunger Every 15 Seconds?

    It is a popular statistic used by celebrities and charity campaigners but is it true?

  4. Does sex really make the world wide web go round?

    Is the internet really 37% porn and does American football have a crime problem?

  5. How Long Will You Live?

    Why life expectancy around the world has increased by six years in the past two decades

  6. Will 40 per cent of the world's workforce really be in Africa by 2050?

    How do we calculate future population projections in Africa?

  7. Does a Child Die From Hunger Every 15 Seconds?

    It is a popular statistic used by celebrities and charity campaigners but is it true?

  8. Sex on the Brain?

    It is often said that men think about sex every seven seconds, but is it true?

  9. A&E, and the chances of having twins

    Tim Harford explores the world of official statistics, plus the chances of having twins.

  10. The Maths of Spies and Terrorists

    How feasible is it for the authorities to keep track of everyone on their watch list?

  11. The maths of spies and terrorists

    Tim Harford examines the maths of terror surveillance, and kidney donations.

  12. Ryanair punctuality; mistakes in academic papers

    Ryanair claims that more than 90% of its flights land on time but do the numbers prove it?

  13. Economics of Scottish independence; Ryanair punctuality

    Tim Harford on the economics of Scottish independence, Ryanair's punctuality and cat years

  14. Cancer Risk and Romanian crime

    Assesing the probabilities of cancer and is the UK suffering a Romanian crime wave?

  15. Angelina Jolie's 87% cancer risk; Romanian crime stats

    Angelina Jolie's 87% cancer risk examined. And is the UK suffering a Romanian crime wave?

  16. How do you calculate a dog鈥檚 true age?

    It is often said that one dog year equals seven human years. But is it true?

  17. The true age of your dog, and how much does the EU cost?

    Tim Harford on the cost of the EU, military suicides, Richard III and dog years.

  18. The Maths of Mozart and Birds

    The maths behind Mozart's opera The Magic Flute

  19. Austerity, Thatcher, Mozart and dead birds

    Tim Harford talks to a student whose work raises questions about austerity policies.

  20. Are Manchester United a one-man team?

    Lead scorer power calculated; and, maths problems raised in the Kercher murder case

  21. Austerity: A Spreadsheet Error?

    The story of the student who uncovered a mistake in a famous economic paper

  22. Margaret Thatcher in numbers

    Baroness Margaret Thatcher, who died aged 87, was Britain鈥檚 first female prime minister.

  23. Communicating Risk

    It's the 4th anniversary of the earthquake which devastated the city of L鈥橝quila in Italy.

  24. That's not much gold

    What if a super-villain took control of the world鈥檚 gold and melted it into a cube?

  25. Can big data save lives?

    Ruth Alexander speaks to Kenneth Cukier about how data can be used.

  26. Are there more black men in college or prison in the US?

    Last week the US Speaker said that there were more black men in prison than in college.

  27. HIV in numbers

    With the news that a baby has been 鈥榗ured鈥� of HIV we look at the numbers.

  28. Is the Kenyan election already decided?

    Do Kenyans vote along ethnic lines? More Or Less investigates.

  29. Counting Catholics

    Tim Harford asks how the figure of 1.2 billion Catholics world-wide is calculated.

  30. How many people support Manchester United ?

    This week Ruth Alexander asks whether Manchester United claim 650 million fans worldwide.

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