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    C-sections and sharks

    Hospital births in China and whether it鈥檚 true 50% are delivered by caesarean section

  2. Presidential candidates and dementia

    The health risks some of the frontrunners in the US presidential race face.

  3. The Simpsons and maths

    Exploring the maths secrets of The Simpsons.

  4. Koalas

    Have bushfires destroyed 80% of the koala habitat in Australia?

  5. Tree planting pledges

    Are the tree planting initiatives proposed by different UK political parties achievable?

  6. Testing tomatoes

    Have these saucy fruits become less healthy over time?

  7. The world鈥檚 busiest shipping lanes

    Which is the busiest shipping lane in the world?

  8. Bolivia: Can statistics help detect electoral fraud?

    We look at the numbers and statistics from Bolivia鈥檚 disputed presidential election

  9. Reducing your risk of death

    Can running and owning a dog reduce your risk of an early death?

  10. Unbelievable: The forgotten rape data

    How shelved data from rape cases in America is helping the police catch criminals now.

  11. Edith Abbott and crime statistics

    Social worker and economist Edith Abbott and her contribution to crime statistics.

  12. Esther Duflo and women in economics

    Discussing Esther Duflo, Abhijit Banjeree and Michael Kremer鈥檚 Nobel Prize in Economics.

  13. Aid to Ukraine and being struck by lightning

    Dissecting President Trump鈥檚 aid to Ukraine claims.

  14. Does San Francisco have more rough sleepers than Britain?

    Is it true that there are more rough sleepers in San Francisco than in Britain?

  15. 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?

  16. Peaty v Bolt: Which is the greatest world record?

    Using statistics to compare world records in athletics and swimming

  17. Cape Town murders

    Are eight people a day murdered in Cape Town and is that number unusually high?

  18. Deforestation in Brazil

    Has it increased significantly since President Bolsonaro took office in January?

  19. Amazon forest fires

    Are they really 85 percent worse than last year?

  20. Ethiopia鈥檚 350m trees in a day

    Were millions of trees planted in just one day in Ethiopia?

  21. Mice and mind blowing maths

    Re-inserting a caveat and discussing a really cool numbers trick.

  22. Immigrant crime rates in the US

    Do immigrants commit more crime than native-born Americans in the United States?

  23. The spread of fact-checking in Africa

    With misinformation so easy to spread, how can it be stopped or challenged?

  24. Pregnancy prohibitions 鈥� the evidence

    Taking a statistical look at what expectant mothers should avoid

  25. Missing women from drug trials

    How medical testing on just men causes problems.

  26. Zimbabwe鈥檚 economy: Are sanctions to blame?

    We look at politicians鈥� claims that sanctions are to blame for Zimbabwe鈥檚 difficulties.

  27. Is nuclear power actually safer than you think?

    We compare how deadly different forms of power generation are.

  28. Questioning the Chernobyl disaster death count

    We fact check the recent TV drama Chernobyl

  29. Are married women flipping miserable?

    Questioning the claim that unmarried women without children are the happiest

  30. Dealing with the numbers of cancer

    How one woman used statistics to help cope with cancer

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