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Tim Harford explains - and sometimes debunks - the numbers and statistics used in political debate, the news and everyday life.

The known unknowns of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

5 months
The known unknowns of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
8m

Does a fall in the UK's healthy life expectancy mean what you think it means?

5 months
Does a fall in the UK's healthy life expectancy mean what you think it means?
28m

Is the ‘loneliness epidemic’ real?

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Is the ‘loneliness epidemic’ real?
8m

Are refugees more likely to commit crime?

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Are refugees more likely to commit crime?
28m

Erdos Problem 1196: Can AI now solve maths that no human can?

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Erdos Problem 1196: Can AI now solve maths that no human can?
8m

Why it’s wrong to say vaping is as bad for you as smoking

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Why it’s wrong to say vaping is as bad for you as smoking
8m

Does it take 15,000 litres of water to produce a kilogram of beef?

6 months
Does it take 15,000 litres of water to produce a kilogram of beef?
9m

Have RFK and MAHA really changed American views on vaccines?

6 months
Have RFK and MAHA really changed American views on vaccines?
8m

Is Trump right that wind turbines are killing millions of birds?

6 months
Is Trump right that wind turbines are killing millions of birds?
9m

Dr Spock’s dangerous advice on baby sleep

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Dr Spock’s dangerous advice on baby sleep
8m

How likely is ‘likely’?

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How likely is ‘likely’?
8m

How much water does AI consume?

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How much water does AI consume?
8m

Paul Ehrlich: The man who bet England wouldn’t exist by the year 2000

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Paul Ehrlich: The man who bet England wouldn’t exist by the year 2000
8m

Transgender women in sport: Does ‘comparable’ mean ‘equal’?

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Transgender women in sport: Does ‘comparable’ mean ‘equal’?
8m

US-Israel war with Iran: Do the gulf states have enough interceptor missiles?

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US-Israel war with Iran: Do the gulf states have enough interceptor missiles?
8m

Has a company really discovered a million new species?

8 months
Has a company really discovered a million new species?
8m

Did AI researchers let AI hallucinations into scientific papers?

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Did AI researchers let AI hallucinations into scientific papers?
8m

Is an ancient charioteer the best paid sportsperson of all time?

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Is an ancient charioteer the best paid sportsperson of all time?
8m

Is this Premier League striker a secret maths genius?

8 months
Is this Premier League striker a secret maths genius?
8m

Could Europe use its financial muscle to strong-arm the US?

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Could Europe use its financial muscle to strong-arm the US?
8m

Can you get £71,000 on benefits?

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Can you get £71,000 on benefits?
28m

Is Greenland as big as Africa?

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Is Greenland as big as Africa?
8m

How close is Greenland to the United States?

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How close is Greenland to the United States?
29m

No, a study has not shown that the covid jab causes cancer

9 months
No, a study has not shown that the covid jab causes cancer
8m

Have more than 100 private schools been forced to close because of VAT?

9 months
Have more than 100 private schools been forced to close because of VAT?
28m

Does Venezuela really have the biggest oil reserves in the world?

9 months
Does Venezuela really have the biggest oil reserves in the world?
8m

Immigration, Benefits and Inequality

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Immigration, Benefits and Inequality
28m

Older People, Education, Prisons and the Weather

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Older People, Education, Prisons and the Weather
28m

Sex, Drugs and Empty Homes

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Sex, Drugs and Empty Homes
29m

Health

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Health
28m