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The Maths of Spies and Terrorists
How feasible is it for the authorities to keep track of everyone on their watch list?
Ryanair punctuality; mistakes in academic papers
Ryanair claims that more than 90% of its flights land on time but do the numbers prove it?
Cancer Risk and Romanian crime
Assesing the probabilities of cancer and is the UK suffering a Romanian crime wave?
How do you calculate a dog鈥檚 true age?
It is often said that one dog year equals seven human years. But is it true?
The Maths of Mozart and Birds
The maths behind Mozart's opera The Magic Flute
Are Manchester United a one-man team?
Lead scorer power calculated; and, maths problems raised in the Kercher murder case
Austerity: A Spreadsheet Error?
The story of the student who uncovered a mistake in a famous economic paper
Margaret Thatcher in numbers
Baroness Margaret Thatcher, who died aged 87, was Britain鈥檚 first female prime minister.
Communicating Risk
It's the 4th anniversary of the earthquake which devastated the city of L鈥橝quila in Italy.
That's not much gold
What if a super-villain took control of the world鈥檚 gold and melted it into a cube?
