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    The Mathematical Secrets to Relationships

    How maths can help you find love, and hold on to it. Plus, listeners鈥� favourite stats

  2. Is strenuous jogging bad for you?

    Tim Harford on claims that keen runners might be damaging their health

  3. The Maths of Dating

    How to use mathematics to find your partner. And, how reliable are pregnancy due dates?

  4. Global Wealth

    Who is in the world鈥檚 wealthiest elite, and where do they live?

  5. Are 95% of Terrorism Victims Muslim?

    Tim Harford investigates the popular statistical claim

  6. Bad Luck and Cancer

    Is 'bad luck' the cause of most cancers as reports of a new study suggest?

  7. Numbers of the Year: Part Three

    Robert Peston, Helen Joyce and Dr Hannah Fry on their most memorable numbers from 2014

  8. Numbers of the Year: Part Two

    Goalkeepers, gold miners and happiness: We look at the most interesting numbers of 2014

  9. Numbers of the Year: Part One

    What is so special about 39,222 Mexican teachers? Professor Carlos Vilalta tells us

  10. Soviet World War Deaths

    Did almost 80% of boys born in the Soviet Union in 1923 not survive World War Two?

  11. Zimbabwe's Economy

    Following Zimbabwe鈥檚 budget last week, what do the numbers mean for the nation's future?

  12. Teenage Pregnancy

    The truth behind the claim that 'one-third' of US girls become pregnant as teenagers

  13. Caps off to Rooney

    Wayne Rooney wins his 100th cap but is it easier to earn them than in previous eras?

  14. Pregnancy and Homicide

    Is murder a leading cause of death for pregnant women as claimed in the film Gone Girl?

  15. Tracking and Tackling Ebola

    We speak to global health expert Hans Rosling about the numbers surrounding Ebola.

  16. Kidney Donation: The Chance of Finding a Match

    Why has the chance of a kidney match between unrelated people risen so much in 10 years?

  17. Screening for Ebola

    Are airport screenings for Ebola really effective at stopping the disease's transmission?

  18. A Warning about Big Data

    With the hype surrounding big data are we forgetting some basic statistical lessons?

  19. Species in Decline?

    Are claims that species populations have dropped 50% in the last 40 years true?

  20. Will Berlin See a Sub-two-hour Marathon?

    Why Berlin is likely to be the place we eventually see a sub-two-hour marathon

  21. Calculating the Distance to the Sun

    Two young listeners ask how we calculate the distance to the sun

  22. The UK vs Mississippi

    Is Britain really poorer than every US state, except for Mississippi?

  23. Shakespeare v Rappers

    Who has the biggest vocabulary - the Bard or today鈥檚 rap stars?

  24. To Ice or Not to Ice?

    The ALS ice bucket challenge has made $100m. How should we choose charities to donate to?

  25. Do We Use Only 10% of Our Brains?

    It's the premise of a new film, but do we really get by using just 10% of our brains?

  26. Deaths in Gaza

    Why are men over-represented in civilian death tolls and how are the statistics gathered?

  27. Anti-Semitism

    In the wake of the Gaza conflict, we investigate claims that anti-Semitism is rising.

  28. How Deadly is Ebola?

    It is claimed it kills up to 90% of victims, but fatality rates vary widely

  29. Fear of Flying

    Following recent airline incidents, is flying more dangerous? Plus: Commonwealth Games.

  30. The Prevalence of Paedophilia

    If 2% of Catholic clergy are paedophiles how does this compare to the rest of society?

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