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    Child poverty, Progress 8, How green is grass?

    Are more working families in poverty? Plus exploring the new school league tables.

  2. Tulipmania Mythology

    What is the truth behind the 17th Century Dutch craze for tulips?

  3. Abortion, Modern slavery, Math versus maths

    The British abortion statistics gaining attention in Ireland's referendum debate.

  4. Exposing the Biases We Have of the World

    Statistician Hans Rosling鈥檚 family talk about the book they co-wrote about preconceptions

  5. Cancer screening, the Windrush Generation, Audiograms

    Calculating the benefits and risks of breast screening. Plus, patchy citizenship data.

  6. Puerto Rico: Statistics v Politics

    Why some fear the statistics authority is about to lose its independence

  7. Straws, Women on boards, Animals born each day

    Measuring plastic pollution, female FTSE directors and counting animal offspring.

  8. How Should We Think About Spending?

    Tim Harford talks to economist Dan Ariely about the psychology of money.

  9. Are We Breathing Unsafe Air?

    The W.H.O. say 95% of people in cities breathe unsafe air, but what does 'unsafe' mean?

  10. Why London鈥檚 Murder Rate is Being Compared to New York鈥檚

    Finding out if London is now more deadly than New York.

  11. How Deadly Was 1920s Melbourne?

    How accurate is the murder rate in the crime series Miss Fisher鈥檚 Murder Mysteries?

  12. Were 鈥楨xtra鈥� Votes Counted in Russia鈥檚 Presidential Election?

    We look at voting data to investigate allegations of election fraud in Russia

  13. Factchecking Trump on Trade

    The US President regularly talks about America's trade deficit - do his figures stack up?

  14. Did Sir Roger Bannister make the 鈥榠mpossible鈥� possible?

    A mile in under four minutes. Did positive thinking propel dozens to do the same?

  15. Women, the Oscars and the Bechdel Test

    Ninety years鈥� worth of Best Picture winning films under the spotlight.

  16. The Winter Olympics

    Which is the most successful country? Plus the chances of a dead heat.

  17. Debunking guide 鈥� on a postcard

    How to question dubious statistics in just a few short steps

  18. UN rape claims, Stalin, Mr Darcy

    Back of the envelope calculations on rape, and how many died under Stalin?

  19. Russia: Has drinking fallen by 80% in five years?

    Alcohol consumption has fallen sharply according to Russia鈥檚 health ministry.

  20. The Dow, Tampons, Parkrun part II

    Why the biggest ever fall in the Dow wasn't, and how much do women spend on tampons?

  21. Is China On Track to End Poverty by 2020?

    We investigate whether the Chinese government can really achieve its extraordinary pledge

  22. Transgender numbers, parkrun and snooker

    How many transgender people are there in the UK? Plus a statistical take on parkruns.

  23. Is the US Census Under Threat?

    The survey question that could affect the accuracy of its results.

  24. A girl's first time, Shark's stomachs, Prime numbers

    Challenging the claim that one in three girls' first sexual experience is rape.

  25. Real Lives Behind the Numbers

    How individuals manage their money - the personal stories behind economic data.

  26. Gender pay gaps and how to learn a language

    How much more are men paid than women? And how many words do you need to speak a language?

  27. How Louis Bachelier Scooped Economists by Half a Century

    A forgotten French mathematician鈥檚 unusual approach to the stock market.

  28. Missed appointments, Graduate pay, Cocaine on bank notes

    Do missed appointments cost the NHS 拢1 billion? And do you always earn more with a degree?

  29. Just How Rare is a Hole-in-One?

    Why it is not as simple to work out as you think

  30. Statistics of the Year 2017

    Phones, lawn mowers and how Kim Kardashian helped the public understanding of risk

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