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    Have 65% of Future Jobs Not Yet Been Invented?

    Education is failing our kids, claim experts. We go sleuthing around the world.

  2. Uganda's Refugees

    Has Uganda accepted more refugees than some European countries manage in an entire year?

  3. Is My Baby a Giant?

    Tim Harford explains the numbers and statistics in the news and in life.

  4. An Urban Maze

    Why some parts of town are hard to navigate.

  5. The UK鈥檚 Foreign Secretary Gets a Factcheck

    In an interview, Boris Johnson mentioned a few statistics that turned out to be untrue

  6. The Death Rate of White Americans

    Are middle-aged white Americans dying younger than other groups?

  7. The Ignorance Test

    How much do you know about the world?

  8. Could North Korea Wipe out 90% of Americans?

    Experts warn that North Korea could wipe out most Americans in one go

  9. Will One in Four People Develop a Mental Health Problem?

    Is there evidence that one in four people will develop a mental health problem?

  10. Baby Boxes 鈥� Are they Really Saving Infants' Lives?

    They have become a bit of a phenomenon but what is the evidence that they work?

  11. The Concrete Facts about Trump鈥檚 Wall and China

    Did China use more concrete in three years than the US in the 20th Century?

  12. The Attention Span of a Goldfish

    Are our attention spans now shorter than a goldfish's?

  13. Why are Hollywood Actresses Paid Less than Men?

    The Hollywood gender pay gap is big. Charlotte McDonald asks why.

  14. What happened last night in Sweden?

    What happened last night in Sweden?

  15. Hidden Figures: The Real Story

    African American women's part in the space race of the '50s and '60s

  16. Hans Rosling - the Extraordinary Life of a Statistical Guru

    A tribute to Hans Rosling, a master communicator with a passion for global development.

  17. Is Democracy Failing in America?

    Does North Carolina really rank alongside North Korea if you measure electoral integrity?

  18. Counting Crowds

    How many went to celebrate 鈥� and how many to protest 鈥� the Trump inauguration?

  19. Why January makes us want to scream

    Blue Monday and Oxfam鈥檚 claims about billionaires鈥搕he stories that come around every year

  20. Christian Martyrs

    Were 90,000 Christians killed because of their faith in 2016?

  21. Should we really be drinking eight glasses of water a day?

    How much water do we need and how much is too much?

  22. Does Sweden Really Have a Six Hour Day?

    Can you reduce working hours without affecting productivity?

  23. Life, Death and Data

    Improving data to target help for the world's poorest people

  24. Yellow cards for Christmas

    Are footballers trying to get suspended for Christmas?

  25. How risky is the contraceptive pill?

    We look at the numbers behind the scary headlines about birth control.

  26. How not to test public opinion

    The survey by the Indian PM that breaks all the polling rules.

  27. Good News on Renewables?

    Renewable capacity has surpassed that of coal 鈥� is this good news?

  28. Avoiding Asteroids

    We鈥檙e getting better at spotting Earth-bound space rocks 鈥� but how safe are we?

  29. Liberia鈥檚 Rape Statistic Debunked

    Is the claim that three out of four women were raped during Liberia's civil war true?

  30. Ice Cream Versus Aid

    Does the world spend more on ice cream than on humanitarian aid?

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