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Can big data save lives?
Ruth Alexander speaks to Kenneth Cukier about how data can be used.
Are there more black men in college or prison in the US?
Last week the US Speaker said that there were more black men in prison than in college.
HIV in numbers
With the news that a baby has been ‘cured’ of HIV we look at the numbers.
Is the Kenyan election already decided?
Do Kenyans vote along ethnic lines? More Or Less investigates.
Counting Catholics
Tim Harford asks how the figure of 1.2 billion Catholics world-wide is calculated.
How many people support Manchester United ?
This week Ruth Alexander asks whether Manchester United claim 650 million fans worldwide.
The end of the penny.
Canada has stopped distributing its smallest coin –the one cent or the penny.
A case of statistical significance in Greece
The case of Andreas Georgiou, head of the Greek statistics agency, charged with treason
Fat or Fiction
A ‘new’ BMI calculation has been proposed by Oxford Mathematician Professor Nick Trefethen
Indian Farmer Suicides
This week Ruth Alexander is looking at farmer suicides in India