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Most Expensive Building

How much to build The Great Pyramid, a nuclear power station, or an airport?

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Simpson鈥檚 Paradox

We explore how statistics can support two seemingly contradictory results.

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Leicester City football fluke?

The statistics behind the English Premier League鈥檚 surprise winners

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The World鈥檚 Most Diverse City

Is it true that London is the most diverse city in the world?

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The World's Most Profitable Product

Is the iPhone the most profitable product in history? What are the other contenders?

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Refugee Camp Statistics

Is it true that the average stay in a refugee camp is 17 years?

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HIV in Africa

Is it true that 74% of African girls aged 15-24 HIV positive?

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Sexist Data Crisis

Are we collecting enough data about women?

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When Companies Track Your Life

How are companies using our personal data?

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Brexit Economics

What will happen to trade and business in the UK after leaving the EU?

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Ranking Iceland鈥檚 Football Team

Are Iceland's football team the best in the world per capita?

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Sleeping: the 8-hour myth

Could having a lie-in lead to an early death?

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Violence, shootings and the police in the US

Tim Harford investigates the numbers surrounding police shootings in the USA.

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Ireland鈥檚 Shock GDP figures

Does Ireland have the fastest growing economy in the world?

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Odd Socks and Algorithms

How can the techniques of computer science help us in everyday life?

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Predicting Olympic Medals

What makes a country successful at winning gold, silver and bronze?

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Swimming World Records

Why are swimming world records frequently being broken?

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Counting Terror Deaths

Has 2016 been a particularly bad year for terrorism in Europe?

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Death Penalty abolition

The story behind the countries that have not executed anyone for 10 years

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Menstrual Syncing

Do women鈥檚 periods start to synchronise if they spend time together?

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Drug deaths in the Philippines

How many people have died during President Duterte鈥檚 drug crackdown?

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The Cost of a Wedding Gift

How much should spend when a couple get married?

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Trump鈥檚 crime claims

Are some US inner cities more dangerous than Afghanistan?

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Who Won the US Presidential Debate?

Polling on the Clinton-Trump TV showdown 鈥� and why not all polls are equal

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Sustainable Development Goals 鈥� Are There too Many?

Is there a better way of looking at the Sustainable Development Goals?

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Algorithms, Crime and Punishment

When maths can get you locked up.

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Escobar鈥檚 Cocaine Deaths

How many people die for every kilo of cocaine?

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Child Marriage and Dangerous Algorithms

Is a girl under 15 married every seven seconds? And beware dangerous algorithms

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Ice Cream Versus Aid

Does the world spend more on ice cream than on humanitarian aid?

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Liberia鈥檚 Rape Statistic Debunked

Is the claim that three out of four women were raped during Liberia's civil war true?

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