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Subitising and simplifying: how to better explain numbers
How can we clearly explain complex numbers to the public without losing their meaning?

Did tea-drinking cut deaths in the Industrial Revolution?
How tea became an accidental lifesaver in 18th Century England.

Will the war in Ukraine cause a global wheat shortage?
How much of the worlds wheat comes from Ukraine and Russia

Pizza and Nuclear War
How good negotiation can help us split pizzas fairly and also avoid Nuclear War

Does the UK take in more refugees than other European countries?
Fact checking Boris Johnson鈥檚 claim.

Numbers in Ukraine and low seas in Chagos
Troop and casualty numbers in Ukraine

Troop and Casualty Numbers in Ukraine
How reliable are the figures coming out of the conflict in Ukraine?

Did lockdowns save any lives?
Did lockdowns actually save any lives?

Vaccinating children, lockdowns, and ebikes
Jabs for five to 11-year-olds, lockdown effectiveness, and being green on two wheels

Hospitalisation rates for children with Covid
Do 1 in 100 children who catch Covid end up hospitalised?