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Christian Martyrs
Were 90,000 Christians killed because of their faith in 2016?
Why January makes us want to scream
Blue Monday and Oxfam’s claims about billionaires–the stories that come around every year
Counting Crowds
How many went to celebrate – and how many to protest – the Trump inauguration?
Is Democracy Failing in America?
Does North Carolina really rank alongside North Korea if you measure electoral integrity?
Hans Rosling - the Extraordinary Life of a Statistical Guru
A tribute to Hans Rosling, a master communicator with a passion for global development.
Hidden Figures: The Real Story
African American women's part in the space race of the '50s and '60s
What happened last night in Sweden?
Why are Hollywood Actresses Paid Less than Men?
The Hollywood gender pay gap is big. Charlotte McDonald asks why.
The Attention Span of a Goldfish
Are our attention spans now shorter than a goldfish's?
The Concrete Facts about Trump’s Wall and China
Did China use more concrete in three years than the US in the 20th Century?
Baby Boxes – Are they Really Saving Infants' Lives?
They have become a bit of a phenomenon but what is the evidence that they work?
Will One in Four People Develop a Mental Health Problem?
Is there evidence that one in four people will develop a mental health problem?
Could North Korea Wipe out 90% of Americans?
Experts warn that North Korea could wipe out most Americans in one go
The Ignorance Test
How much do you know about the world?
The Death Rate of White Americans
Are middle-aged white Americans dying younger than other groups?
The UK’s Foreign Secretary Gets a Factcheck
In an interview, Boris Johnson mentioned a few statistics that turned out to be untrue
An Urban Maze
Why some parts of town are hard to navigate.
Is My Baby a Giant?
Tim Harford explains the numbers and statistics in the news and in life.
Uganda's Refugees
Has Uganda accepted more refugees than some European countries manage in an entire year?
Have 65% of Future Jobs Not Yet Been Invented?
Education is failing our kids, claim experts. We go sleuthing around the world.
Samba, strings and the story of HIV
Can medical statistics be transformed into a jazzy night out?
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?
UK election: was it the youth vote?
What do the general election results mean? Did more young people vote than expected?
How Rare Are Deadly Tower Block Fires?
How statistics can help us understand the tragic fire at London’s Grenfell Tower.
Making Penalty Shoot-outs Fairer
The maths behind plans to change penalty shoot-outs
Is Steph Curry Cheap and How Random is Random?
Evaluating the biggest basketball contract in NBA history, plus Ryanair’s seat allocation
Calling the shots at Wimbledon
Using statistics to prove or disprove the wisdom of tennis.
Maryam Mirzakhani – A Genius of Maths
Celebrating the only woman to win the biggest prize in mathematics.
More boys than girls in Sweden?
Exploring if an influx of teenage boys claiming asylum skewed the population’s sex ratio
Why is Kenya’s election so expensive?
Why the cost of running the vote will be $25 a person.
Are there 15,000 transgender people serving in the US military?
President Trump says transgender individuals cannot serve, but how many do already?