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Fact-checking Boris Johnson
Giant bombs, a war hero and the foreign secretary's stats.
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Living standards and Kate Bush maths
Are people's incomes falling? Plus singing Pi like Kate Bush.
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Economics of Overbooking
Why airlines take a bet that you won't show for your flight.
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Christmas Quiz
Tim Harford poses a tough statistical challenge.
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Have more famous people died this year?
Notable deaths, Rule Britannia and creating your own Christmas speech
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How wrong were the Brexit forecasts?
The economic doom that never was; childhood cancer figures and Ed Balls
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Are you related to Edward III…and Danny Dyer?
Tim Harford investigates the numbers in the news.
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Pensioners aren't poor anymore
High-rolling pensioners, predicting norovirus, finding friends, and air pollution.
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Is dementia the number one killer?
Is dementia on the rise? Plus immigration, incomplete contacts and chocolate muffins
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US election, stray cats and puzzles
Who voted in the US elections? Plus are there nine million stray cats in the UK?
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Trump tells the Truth
How the presidential hopeful has used statistics
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Irish Passports
Do one in four Brits claim Irish ancestry?
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Gender Pay Gap
Making sense of the difference between men's and women's pay.
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Counting Terror Deaths
Is 2016 an unusually deadly year for terrorism?
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Grammar Schools
Do selective schools improve grades and improve social mobility?
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Plastic Bags
Has a 5p charge caused a drop in the use of carrier bags?
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The Supermarket Effect
Tim Harford returns with Brexit, Trumpton, the Antiques Roadshow and some good news.
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The Referendum by Numbers - Omnibus: Part 2
Tim Harford fact-checks the vital statistics from the EU referendum debate.
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The Referendum by Numbers - Omnibus: Part 1
Tim Harford fact-checks the vital statistics from the EU referendum debate.
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The Most Profitable Product in History
The most profitable product in history. Can the iPhone claim this accolade?
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EU Migration
What will happen to migration if the UK leaves the EU?
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Brexit Numbers
Do the Treasury's Brexit numbers add up?
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Celebrity Deaths
Have more famous people died this year than usual?
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Fathers and Babies
Have only 1 per cent of men taken the option of shared parental leave?
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The Great EU Cabbage Myth
Does the European Union dedicate 26,911 words to cabbage regulation?
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Selfies, Sugar Daddies and Dodgy Surveys
Women take selfies for five-and-a-half hours a day. Really? Tim Harford on junk surveys.
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E-cigarettes: Can They Help People Quit?
Tim Harford investigates whether e-cigarettes harm people's chances of quitting.
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How Harmful Is Alcohol?
Are there problems with the way we judge the harms from alcohol? Tim Harford finds out.
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Billionaires v the World
Does it matter that 62 people now own as much wealth as half of the world's population?