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Does it take 10,000 litres of water to make a pair of jeans?
The numbers behind water use and denim production.
Will there be just six grandchildren for every 100 South Koreans?
We look at the numbers around South Korea’s birth rate and the reasons why it’s so low.
US national debt: Is $32 trillion a big number?
How concerned should we be about how much the US government borrows?
Is breastfeeding the key to exam success?
We look at a new UK study that links being breastfed as a baby with academic achievement.
Counting Hunger in India
Is it true that hunger has worsened in India?
A short history of data
How the evolution of data over centuries has shaped today’s world
Are young people more single than ever before?
How to define and measure being single – and are dating apps to blame?
Detecting bad science with data
Uncovering fraud, malpractice and incompetence in science
Do 94% of marriages in Portugal really end in divorce?
We examine a social media post that claims to outline rates of divorce across the world.
Why is life expectancy falling in the USA?
We ask why average life expectancy in America is falling so quickly.
