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    Tracking and Tackling Ebola

    We speak to global health expert Hans Rosling about the numbers surrounding Ebola.

  2. Kidney Donation: The Chance of Finding a Match

    Why has the chance of a kidney match between unrelated people risen so much in 10 years?

  3. Screening for Ebola

    Are airport screenings for Ebola really effective at stopping the disease's transmission?

  4. A Warning about Big Data

    With the hype surrounding big data are we forgetting some basic statistical lessons?

  5. Species in Decline?

    Are claims that species populations have dropped 50% in the last 40 years true?

  6. Will Berlin See a Sub-two-hour Marathon?

    Why Berlin is likely to be the place we eventually see a sub-two-hour marathon

  7. Calculating the Distance to the Sun

    Two young listeners ask how we calculate the distance to the sun

  8. The UK vs Mississippi

    Is Britain really poorer than every US state, except for Mississippi?

  9. Shakespeare v Rappers

    Who has the biggest vocabulary - the Bard or today鈥檚 rap stars?

  10. To Ice or Not to Ice?

    The ALS ice bucket challenge has made $100m. How should we choose charities to donate to?

  11. Do We Use Only 10% of Our Brains?

    It's the premise of a new film, but do we really get by using just 10% of our brains?

  12. Deaths in Gaza

    Why are men over-represented in civilian death tolls and how are the statistics gathered?

  13. Anti-Semitism

    In the wake of the Gaza conflict, we investigate claims that anti-Semitism is rising.

  14. How Deadly is Ebola?

    It is claimed it kills up to 90% of victims, but fatality rates vary widely

  15. Fear of Flying

    Following recent airline incidents, is flying more dangerous? Plus: Commonwealth Games.

  16. The Prevalence of Paedophilia

    If 2% of Catholic clergy are paedophiles how does this compare to the rest of society?

  17. The Tour de France

    What is the best body type to win the Tour de France's yellow jersey?

  18. Golden Ticket

    What are Charlie's odds of finding a golden ticket in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory?

  19. Will we Die Before our Parents?

    Will the current generation have a shorter life span than their parents due to obesity?

  20. Is this the greatest World Cup ever?

    We cast a sceptical eye over the statistics. Plus: are we seeing the death of tiki-taka?

  21. Money for Nothing?

    When it comes to aid, what works best - providing goods, or handing over cash?

  22. Heads Or Tails?

    What can we learn about happiness if people make key life decisions based on a coin toss?

  23. Spurious Correlations

    Is the divorce rate in the US state of Maine linked to margarine consumption?

  24. The Piketty Affair

    Did 鈥榬ock-star鈥� French economist Thomas Piketty get his numbers wrong?

  25. Risk Savvy

    Gerd Gigerenzer on the famous probability puzzle involving goats and game shows

  26. Did Global Poverty Halve Overnight?

    Does greater purchasing power in developing countries mean there are fewer poor people?

  27. Brazil鈥檚 Maths Superstar

    Alex Bellos tells the surprising story of Brazil's favourite maths book.

  28. 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?

  29. Killed for Being Female?

    Are there 100 million women missing from the world?

  30. Magic Numbers

    Do you have a favourite number - one you think stands out from all the others?

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