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Calling the shots at Wimbledon

Using statistics to prove or disprove the wisdom of tennis.

• 8 mins

Maryam Mirzakhani 鈥� A Genius of Maths

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

• 9 mins

More boys than girls in Sweden?

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

• 8 mins

Why is Kenya鈥檚 election so expensive?

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

• 8 mins

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

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

• 8 mins

The Trump Bump

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

• 10 mins

A-levels, drowning and dress sizes

Are boys getting more top A Level grades than girls? Plus why are dress sizes so weird?

• 27 mins

Fantasy Football - How to win

Figuring out the best strategy as a wannabe team manager.

• 10 mins

Grenfell Tower's Death Toll

The difficulties of finding the true number of people who died in the fire.

• 27 mins

One in 500 Year Storm

Experts say that Houston just suffered a one in 500 year storm but what does that mean?

• 6 mins

Electric cars, school-ready and feedback

Will we need more power stations? Plus, are children in Manchester ready for school?

• 25 mins

WS More or Less: More Horses than Tanks?

Is the UK the only country with more horses than tanks in its army?

• 9 mins

Are Natural Disasters on the Rise?

Has the number of natural disasters really quadrupled in the last forty years?

• 25 mins

WS More or Less: How to measure a Hurricane

What鈥檚 the best way to measure a hurricane?

• 9 mins

Statistics abuse, tuition fees and beer in 1887

Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson is accused of mis-using official statistics.

• 25 mins

WS More or Less: Sperm - Are we going extinct?

How much of a problem is falling sperm count?

• 9 mins

Uber; EU passports; counting domestic violence

Is Uber safe? The post Brexit dual nationality surge and measuring partner abuse.

• 24 mins

WS More or Less: Big polluters - ships versus cars

Do the largest ships emit as much pollution as all the cars in the world?

• 9 mins

WS More or Less: Kilobyte to Brontobyte

Naming the monster numbers - how the names of digital storage files evolved.

• 8 mins

How Richard Thaler changed Economics

The behavioural economist who has inspired governments around the world.

• 22 mins

WS More or Less: Are US millennials more politically engaged online?

Did the 2016 US election galvanise young people to become more engaged in politics?

• 8 mins

WS More or Less: Novelists in numbers

Counting the favourite words of well-known authors: Stephen King, Hemingway and others

• 8 mins

WS More or Less: Do Nigerian lawmakers get $1.7m and do Yams cause twins?

Finding out if Nigerian politicians really get paid more than the American President.

• 8 mins

WS More or Less: Why Albums are Getting Longer

More or less finds out the numbers that are changing modern music.

• 13 mins

How expensive is Italy's World Cup failure?

How much will Italy's surprise failure to make it to the world cup cost FIFA?

• 8 mins

WS More or Less: How Rich was Jane Austen鈥檚 Mr Darcy?

What the Pride and Prejudice character would have earned in today鈥檚 money.

• 8 mins

WS More or Less: Just how lucky are regular lottery winners?

Are some people just very lucky? The maths suggest that is unlikely.

• 10 mins

WS More or Less: Does Eating Chocolate Make Your Brain Younger?

Are research findings misrepresented by funders, PR machines and the media?

• 10 mins

WS More or Less: Diet Coke Habit; 'Contained' Wildfires

Could the US President鈥檚 Diet Coke habit affect his health? and 'contained' wildfires

• 9 mins

WS More or Less: Will Bitcoin use more electricity than the United States?

Measuring the energy used to keep the cryptocurrency secure.

• 9 mins