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The doubling of life-expectancy
The story of how data helped extend our lives
Wales Vaccine Success
How to distribute jabs efficiently; plus adding 28 to 47
The Seaspiracy 鈥渧irtually empty ocean鈥 claim
Why it鈥檚 unlikely our oceans will be virtually empty by 2048.
The medical trial that proved Trump wrong
The Recovery Trial identified drugs that helped save lives.
Explaining maths without Numbers
Tim Harford speaks to mathematician Milo Beckman.
Finding Mexico City鈥檚 real death toll
How two data detectives revealed the pandemic鈥檚 impact.
Bayes: the clergyman whose maths changed the world
How an obscure theory came into fashion.
Will 2021 have more Covid deaths than 2020?
We ask if this year鈥檚 global death toll will surpass 1.8 million.
How many swimming pools full of vaccine do we need
Adding together the doses for everyone on the planet.
Clot risks: The Pill versus the vaccine
AstraZeneca鈥檚 clot controversy turns attention on the contraceptive pill.