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    The Great EU Cabbage Myth

    Does the European Union dedicate 26,911 words to cabbage regulation?

  2. Safe Drinking

    UK Alcohol guidelines recommend drinking less 鈥� but do the numbers support them?

  3. Mobiles or lightbulbs

    Are there more mobile phones than lightbulbs in Uganda? And thyroid cancer in Fukushima.

  4. Can We Trust Food Surveys?

    The pitfalls of nutrition science - how do really know what people are eating?

  5. Fact checking The Big Short

    Is it true that 鈥渆very one percent unemployment goes up, 40,000 people die"?

  6. Antibiotics and the Problem of the Broken Market

    The world needs new antibiotics so how do we entice big pharmaceuticals back in?

  7. When 拢10,000 isn鈥檛 a good incentive

    Could no prize have been a better way to motivate snooker player Ronnie O鈥橲ullivan?

  8. Fishy numbers?

    Will there be more plastic than fish in the sea by 2050?

  9. Do e-Cigarettes Harm Your Chances of Quitting?

    Should research described as 'misleading; and 'not scientific' have been published?

  10. Swedish Refugees

    Have refugees caused a gender imbalance in Sweden's teenage population?

  11. Oxfam and Wealth Inequality

    Were Oxfam right to compare the wealth of the rich with that of the poor?

  12. Gravitational Waves

    In search of a previously unobserved part of Einstein鈥檚 theory.

  13. Numbers of the Year 2015: Part Three

    Tim Harford looks back at some of the most interesting numbers making the news in 2015

  14. Numbers of the Year 2015 Part 2

    Tim Harford looks back at some of the most interesting numbers of 2015.

  15. Numbers of the Year 2015 - Part One

    A look back at some of the most interesting numbers that made the news during 2015

  16. How many Stormtroopers are there?

    Are Star Wars鈥� Stormtroopers the biggest secret army on Earth?

  17. 100 Year Floods?

    Do so-called 鈥�100 year floods鈥� only happen once a century?

  18. Climate Change

    Did climate change contribute to the war in Syria?

  19. 鈥楽ympathy鈥� for jihadis.

    Are claims that one in five British Muslims 鈥榮ympathise with jihadis鈥� correct?

  20. Has Islamic State been Losing Territory?

    Has so-called Islamic State been losing territory?

  21. Creativity and Mental Illness

    Are creative people more likely to be mentally ill, and has Cuba wiped out child hunger?

  22. China鈥檚 One Child Policy

    As China ends its one child policy what has been its impact? Ruth Alexander investigates.

  23. Processed Meat and Cancer

    Are processed meats as cancer-causing as cigarettes? Ruth Alexander investigates.

  24. Oil

    Are a million barrels of Nigeria鈥檚 oil stolen per day? Ruth Alexander finds out.

  25. Foreign Aid: More Harm Than Good?

    Nobel Prize winning economist professor Angus Deaton on a lifetime measuring inequality.

  26. Are Tall People More Likely to Get Cancer?

    Are tall people really more likely to get cancer? Ruth Alexander looks at a new study

  27. Football鈥檚 Red Card Clich茅

    Is it harder to play football against ten men? Tim Harford finds out

  28. How Reliable is Psychology Science?

    How reliable are psychological science studies? Tim Harford finds out.

  29. The Rise of the Giants?

    Are rugby players getting bigger and bigger?

  30. How Many is Too Many Bananas?

    Should population density affect refugee movements? How many bananas are too many?

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