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The Mathematical Secrets to Relationships
How maths can help you find love, and hold on to it. Plus, listeners’ favourite stats
Is strenuous jogging bad for you?
Tim Harford on claims that keen runners might be damaging their health
The Maths of Dating
How to use mathematics to find your partner. And, how reliable are pregnancy due dates?
Global Wealth
Who is in the world’s wealthiest elite, and where do they live?
Are 95% of Terrorism Victims Muslim?
Tim Harford investigates the popular statistical claim
Bad Luck and Cancer
Is 'bad luck' the cause of most cancers as reports of a new study suggest?
Numbers of the Year: Part Three
Robert Peston, Helen Joyce and Dr Hannah Fry on their most memorable numbers from 2014
Numbers of the Year: Part Two
Goalkeepers, gold miners and happiness: We look at the most interesting numbers of 2014
Numbers of the Year: Part One
What is so special about 39,222 Mexican teachers? Professor Carlos Vilalta tells us
Soviet World War Deaths
Did almost 80% of boys born in the Soviet Union in 1923 not survive World War Two?