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A pocket-size history of the calculator
Tim Harford explores the history of calculators from clockwork to the Kashio brothers
Is Oxfam right about the world鈥檚 richest and poorest people?
We investigate how Oxfam use wealth stats to illustrate global inequality
Are there more possible games of chess than atoms in the universe?
We investigate how the vast possibilities in chess compare to the vastness of the universe
Do we see 10,000 adverts per day?
We investigate the claim that each of us sees thousands of adverts every single day
How much money do the 鈥楴drangheta mafia make?
We investigate whether one criminal group could have a turnover of billions of dollars
Numbers of the year 2023
Hand-picked stats that tell you something interesting about the world
Can chocolate be better than salad?
We investigate a nutritional conundrum 鈥� can chocolate ever be better for you than salad?
China鈥檚 missing numbers
How the Chinese state make inconvenient statistics disappear
Does endurance sport harm your heart?
We investigate the connection between high levels of exercise and arrhythmia
Will there be a billion climate refugees?
We investigate if floods, droughts and storms will cause mass international migration
