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Counting Crowds

How many went to celebrate 鈥� and how many to protest 鈥� the Trump inauguration?

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Is Democracy Failing in America?

Does North Carolina really rank alongside North Korea if you measure electoral integrity?

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Hans Rosling - the Extraordinary Life of a Statistical Guru

A tribute to Hans Rosling, a master communicator with a passion for global development.

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Hidden Figures: The Real Story

African American women's part in the space race of the '50s and '60s

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What happened last night in Sweden?

What happened last night in Sweden?

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Why are Hollywood Actresses Paid Less than Men?

The Hollywood gender pay gap is big. Charlotte McDonald asks why.

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The Attention Span of a Goldfish

Are our attention spans now shorter than a goldfish's?

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The Concrete Facts about Trump鈥檚 Wall and China

Did China use more concrete in three years than the US in the 20th Century?

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Baby Boxes 鈥� Are they Really Saving Infants' Lives?

They have become a bit of a phenomenon but what is the evidence that they work?

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Will One in Four People Develop a Mental Health Problem?

Is there evidence that one in four people will develop a mental health problem?

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Could North Korea Wipe out 90% of Americans?

Experts warn that North Korea could wipe out most Americans in one go

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The Ignorance Test

How much do you know about the world?

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The Death Rate of White Americans

Are middle-aged white Americans dying younger than other groups?

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The UK鈥檚 Foreign Secretary Gets a Factcheck

In an interview, Boris Johnson mentioned a few statistics that turned out to be untrue

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An Urban Maze

Why some parts of town are hard to navigate.

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Is My Baby a Giant?

Tim Harford explains the numbers and statistics in the news and in life.

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Uganda's Refugees

Has Uganda accepted more refugees than some European countries manage in an entire year?

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Have 65% of Future Jobs Not Yet Been Invented?

Education is failing our kids, claim experts. We go sleuthing around the world.

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Samba, strings and the story of HIV

Can medical statistics be transformed into a jazzy night out?

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Are African Football Players More Likely to Die on the Field?

After the death of Cheick Tiote, are African footballers more prone to heart attacks?

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UK election: was it the youth vote?

What do the general election results mean? Did more young people vote than expected?

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How Rare Are Deadly Tower Block Fires?

How statistics can help us understand the tragic fire at London鈥檚 Grenfell Tower.

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Making Penalty Shoot-outs Fairer

The maths behind plans to change penalty shoot-outs

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Is Steph Curry Cheap and How Random is Random?

Evaluating the biggest basketball contract in NBA history, plus Ryanair鈥檚 seat allocation

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Calling the shots at Wimbledon

Using statistics to prove or disprove the wisdom of tennis.

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Maryam Mirzakhani 鈥� A Genius of Maths

Celebrating the only woman to win the biggest prize in mathematics.

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More boys than girls in Sweden?

Exploring if an influx of teenage boys claiming asylum skewed the population鈥檚 sex ratio

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Why is Kenya鈥檚 election so expensive?

Why the cost of running the vote will be $25 a person.

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Are there 15,000 transgender people serving in the US military?

President Trump says transgender individuals cannot serve, but how many do already?

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Trump Bump?

President Trump has taken credit for a booming economy. But is that fair?

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