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Amazon forest fires
Are they really 85 percent worse than last year?
Deforestation in Brazil
Has it increased significantly since President Bolsonaro took office in January?
Cape Town murders
Are eight people a day murdered in Cape Town and is that number unusually high?
Peaty v Bolt: Which is the greatest world record?
Using statistics to compare world records in athletics and swimming
Who fought in World War One and the American Civil War?
Were a third of those that fought for Britain in WW1 black or Asian?
Does San Francisco have more rough sleepers than Britain?
Is it true that there are more rough sleepers in San Francisco than in Britain?
Aid to Ukraine and being struck by lightning
Dissecting President Trump鈥檚 aid to Ukraine claims.
Esther Duflo and women in economics
Discussing Esther Duflo, Abhijit Banjeree and Michael Kremer鈥檚 Nobel Prize in Economics.
Edith Abbott and crime statistics
Social worker and economist Edith Abbott and her contribution to crime statistics.
Unbelievable: The forgotten rape data
How shelved data from rape cases in America is helping the police catch criminals now.
Reducing your risk of death
Can running and owning a dog reduce your risk of an early death?
Bolivia: Can statistics help detect electoral fraud?
We look at the numbers and statistics from Bolivia鈥檚 disputed presidential election
The world鈥檚 busiest shipping lanes
Which is the busiest shipping lane in the world?
Testing tomatoes
Have these saucy fruits become less healthy over time?
Tree planting pledges
Are the tree planting initiatives proposed by different UK political parties achievable?
Koalas
Have bushfires destroyed 80% of the koala habitat in Australia?
The Simpsons and maths
Exploring the maths secrets of The Simpsons.
Presidential candidates and dementia
The health risks some of the frontrunners in the US presidential race face.
C-sections and sharks
Hospital births in China and whether it鈥檚 true 50% are delivered by caesarean section
Bushfire mystery
Have a billion animals died in Australia鈥檚 fires?
Japan鈥檚 99% conviction rate
Quantifying justice in Japan
Dozy science
How much sleep do we really need?
Coronavirus
Fact checking claims about the spread of Coronavirus
How fast are alligators and hippos?
Can alligators run at 50kmph? Join us in clocking alligators鈥 gaits
Coronavirus: The numbers
An update on Covid-19 statistics, with Tim Harford
Artificial (not so) Intelligence
Is the problem with AI its lack of intelligence?
Netflix v the environment
Does watching 30 minutes of Netflix have the same carbon footprint as driving four miles?
How much heat do you lose from your head?
Is it true that 40% of your body's heat loss comes from your head?
The mystery of Iran鈥檚 coronavirus numbers
Does Iran have a lot more covid-19 cases that its figures suggest?
Mitigation or suppression: What鈥檚 best to tackle coronavirus?
How statistical modelling can help us respond to the Coronavirus pandemic
Covid-19: The risks
Professor Sir David Spiegelhalter puts the risks of Covid-19 into perspective