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Long Covid and Vaccinating Children
The world watches as the UK lifts its remaining Covid restrictions

Are there 40 million Nigerians on Twitter?
Recent reports have claimed that Nigeria has 40 million Twitter users – but is this true?

Is Ivermectin a Covid ‘wonder drug’?
What do we know about the efficacy of Ivermectin as a treatment for Covid-19?

Maths and the Mayflower
Are there really 35 million descendants of the Mayflower alive today?

The origins of Covid
How similar are the Covid strains?

The doubling of life-expectancy
The story of how data helped extend our lives

Wales Vaccine Success
How to distribute jabs efficiently; plus adding 28 to 47

The Seaspiracy “virtually empty ocean” claim
Why it’s unlikely our oceans will be virtually empty by 2048.

The medical trial that proved Trump wrong
The Recovery Trial identified drugs that helped save lives.

Explaining maths without Numbers
Tim Harford speaks to mathematician Milo Beckman.