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Why are Lesbians More Likely to Divorce than Gay Men?
Tim Harford talks to economist Marina Adshade about same-sex divorce statistics.
Surviving the Battle of Britain
Were Spitfire pilots killed after an average of four weeks in the World War Two battle?
Trump and the Puerto Rico Death Toll
How can we calculate excess mortality after a natural disaster?
DNA: Are you more Chimp or Neanderthal?
Is our DNA more chimp or Neanderthal?
The safest car in the world?
A listener asks whether his Volvo is the safest car on the road
How well do you understand your world?
Tim Harford talks to Bobby Duffy about why we are often wrong about a lot of basic facts
Automated Fact-checking
Computer programmes are being developed to combat fake news.
Are Wildfires Really Burning More Land?
Are Wildfires in the United States and Southern Europe burning more land than before?
Numbers Behind a Tweetstorm
How do you get a hashtag to trend around the world?
Carbs, Sugar and the Truth
Does a baked potato contain the equivalent of 19 cubes of sugar?
