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            Does the World Athletics Championships have a false start problem?
We examine the rules and tech of false starts after the disqualification of Devon Allen.
 
            Is Uganda about to become a middle income country?
We assess President Museveni’s claim that Uganda is nearing a higher economic status.
 
            Does it take 10,000 litres of water to make a pair of jeans?
The numbers behind water use and denim production
 
            How many American women will have an abortion in their lifetime?
In the wake of the historic overturning of Roe vs Wade, we look at the statistics.
 
            Ed Sheeran and the mathematics of musical coincidences
Ed Sheeran thinks that musical coincidences will always happen… but do the numbers agree?
 
            How often do people have sex?
Looking at sex and statistics in Japan and America.
 
            Hannah Fry: Understanding the numbers of cancer
The maths professor on the choices she and others have faced after a cancer diagnosis
 
            Are girls starting puberty earlier?
We look into a claim that the age of girls’ puberty is falling rapidly
 
            Noisy decisions
Nobel prize winning psychologist Daniel Kahneman on how 'noise' impacts decision making
 
            Are just 100 companies responsible for 71% of global emissions?
Looking at numbers on green house gas emissions and stress.