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A $220 billion World Cup?
Has hosting the Fifa football World Cup really cost Qatar $220bn?
Improving the numbers in the news
Tim Harford discusses the role statistics should play in the reporting of the news
Lula鈥檚 'zero deforestation' plan for the Amazon
How much of the rainforest has been lost? And can Brazil鈥檚 new president save it?
Can China鈥檚 GDP data be trusted?
Are China鈥檚 most recent figures for economic growth wrong?
Do half of new books really sell fewer than twelve copies?
We look into a claim that 50% of new books in the US sell just a handful of copies.
Ben Bernanke and the magic of banking
Tim Harford explains the work of this year鈥檚 Nobel Economics Prize winners
Catching chess cheats with data
A cheating scandal is rocking the world of chess - and data is at its heart
Nasa鈥檚 asteroid collision: How many asteroids are really out there?
As Nasa rams an asteroid to try and alter its course, how many are yet to be discovered?
Ukraine鈥檚 progress in numbers
We ask how much progress Ukraine has really made in recapturing territory from Russia.
How bad is fashion for the environment?
Does fashion really account for 10% of greenhouse gas emissions?