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    To ice or not to ice?

    Should we be more choosy about who benefits when we do a viral charity challenge?

  2. How Deadly Is Ebola?

    Tim Harford scrutinises claims made about the outbreak. Plus guide dogs, prisons and ATOS.

  3. Troubled families?

    Tim Harford discusses so-called 'troubled families', CEO pay and the Gaza conflict.

  4. Student Loans

    Tim Harford examines why the cost of the government's new student loan system is rising.

  5. Faith and Charity?

    Is there a link between practising a religion and donating to charity?

  6. What Is Scottish Independence Worth?

    What will the referendum result mean for Scots' wallets?

  7. The Piketty Affair

    Did French economist Thomas Piketty get his numbers wrong?

  8. Romanian Crime

    Are Romanians responsible for more crime than other nationalities?

  9. Tax Dodgers and Benefits Cheats

    Does the government have far more people chasing benefits cheats than tax dodgers?

  10. Food Bank Britain

    Are one million people really using food banks in Britain? Tim Harford investigates.

  11. British Law: Made in Brussels?

    How much British law is made in Brussels: is it UKIP's 75 per cent or Clegg's 7 per cent?

  12. The 50p tax rate

    Tim Harford looks at how much revenue the 50p rate of tax would raise.

  13. Counting the contribution of immigrants

    Tim Harford presents a detailed looked at the impact immigration has on the public purse.

  14. Fact-checking obesity crisis claims

    Tim Harford discovers that health data contradict a report which says obesity is worsening

  15. The Week That Kills

    Tim Harford tries to find out why this is the week of the year in which most deaths occur.

  16. The Power of Pension Fees

    Tim Harford and Money Box's Paul Lewis show how small charges hit pension funds hard.

  17. Numbers of the year

    The most informative, revealing and idiosyncratic statistics of 2013, with Tim Harford.

  18. Britain's 80,000 homeless children

    Tim Harford on a Shelter statistic. Plus wine shortage, maths and magic, and football.

  19. An army of drunk children?

    Are hundreds of young children visiting A&E because of alcohol? Tim Harford investigates.

  20. Are patients 45% more likely to die in NHS hospitals than US ones?

    Tim Harford looks at the claim that there are more hospital deaths in England than the US.

  21. Do free school meals work?

    Tim Harford on free school meals, the Formula 1 film Rush, plastic bags and cycling risk.

  22. How long can you wait to have a baby?

    Tim Harford discusses fertility statistics, the GDP and Africa's 'drinking problem'.

  23. The Death Toll in Syria

    Tim Harford on conflict deaths, Super Pumas and whether left-handers die young.

  24. What price the life of a badger?

    Tim Harford queries the numbers of the badger cull, plus NHS deaths and climate migrants.

  25. A&E, and the chances of having twins

    Tim Harford explores the world of official statistics, plus the chances of having twins.

  26. The maths of spies and terrorists

    Tim Harford examines the maths of terror surveillance, and kidney donations.

  27. Economics of Scottish independence; Ryanair punctuality

    Tim Harford on the economics of Scottish independence, Ryanair's punctuality and cat years

  28. Angelina Jolie's 87% cancer risk; Romanian crime stats

    Angelina Jolie's 87% cancer risk examined. And is the UK suffering a Romanian crime wave?

  29. The true age of your dog, and how much does the EU cost?

    Tim Harford on the cost of the EU, military suicides, Richard III and dog years.

  30. Austerity, Thatcher, Mozart and dead birds

    Tim Harford talks to a student whose work raises questions about austerity policies.

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