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A short history of data
How the evolution of data over centuries has shaped today’s world
Are young people more single than ever before?
How to define and measure being single – and are dating apps to blame?
Detecting bad science with data
Uncovering fraud, malpractice and incompetence in science
Do 94% of marriages in Portugal really end in divorce?
We examine a social media post that claims to outline rates of divorce across the world.
Why is life expectancy falling in the USA?
We ask why average life expectancy in America is falling so quickly.
How much is the Coronation crown worth?
King Charles will be anointed with the St Edward’s Crown – but what is its true value?
The Pentagon leaks and Fox News
Why did Tucker Carlson say far more Ukrainian troops than Russian are dying in the war?
How accurate is baby's due date?
This week we investigate how a baby's due date is calculated
How to better understand and explain numbers
Professor Oliver Johnson discusses the use of statistics in the pandemic and in life.
A groundbreaking new proof for Pythagoras’ Theorem?
Two high school students say they’ve discovered a new trigonometric proof for the theorem