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Netflix v the environment
Does watching 30 minutes of Netflix have the same carbon footprint as driving four miles?
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Artificial (not so) Intelligence
Is the problem with AI its lack of intelligence?
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Coronavirus: The numbers
An update on Covid-19 statistics, with Tim Harford
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How fast are alligators and hippos?
Can alligators run at 50kmph? Join us in clocking alligators’ gaits
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Coronavirus
Fact checking claims about the spread of Coronavirus
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Dozy science
How much sleep do we really need?
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Japan’s 99% conviction rate
Quantifying justice in Japan
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Bushfire mystery
Have a billion animals died in Australia’s fires?
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C-sections and sharks
Hospital births in China and whether it’s true 50% are delivered by caesarean section
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Presidential candidates and dementia
The health risks some of the frontrunners in the US presidential race face.
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The Simpsons and maths
Exploring the maths secrets of The Simpsons.
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Koalas
Have bushfires destroyed 80% of the koala habitat in Australia?
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Tree planting pledges
Are the tree planting initiatives proposed by different UK political parties achievable?
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Testing tomatoes
Have these saucy fruits become less healthy over time?
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The world’s busiest shipping lanes
Which is the busiest shipping lane in the world?
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Bolivia: Can statistics help detect electoral fraud?
We look at the numbers and statistics from Bolivia’s disputed presidential election
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Reducing your risk of death
Can running and owning a dog reduce your risk of an early death?
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Unbelievable: The forgotten rape data
How shelved data from rape cases in America is helping the police catch criminals now.
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Edith Abbott and crime statistics
Social worker and economist Edith Abbott and her contribution to crime statistics.
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Esther Duflo and women in economics
Discussing Esther Duflo, Abhijit Banjeree and Michael Kremer’s Nobel Prize in Economics.
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Aid to Ukraine and being struck by lightning
Dissecting President Trump’s aid to Ukraine claims.
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Does San Francisco have more rough sleepers than Britain?
Is it true that there are more rough sleepers in San Francisco than in Britain?
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Who fought in World War One and the American Civil War?
Were a third of those that fought for Britain in WW1 black or Asian?
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Peaty v Bolt: Which is the greatest world record?
Using statistics to compare world records in athletics and swimming
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Cape Town murders
Are eight people a day murdered in Cape Town and is that number unusually high?
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Deforestation in Brazil
Has it increased significantly since President Bolsonaro took office in January?
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Amazon forest fires
Are they really 85 percent worse than last year?
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Ethiopia’s 350m trees in a day
Were millions of trees planted in just one day in Ethiopia?
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Mice and mind blowing maths
Re-inserting a caveat and discussing a really cool numbers trick.
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Immigrant crime rates in the US
Do immigrants commit more crime than native-born Americans in the United States?