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How much is the Coronation crown worth?

King Charles will be anointed with St Edward鈥檚 Crown 鈥� but what鈥檚 its true value?

• 10 mins

Why is life expectancy falling in the USA?

We ask why average life expectancy in America is falling so quickly.

• 10 mins

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.

• 10 mins

Detecting Bad Science with Data

Uncovering fraud, malpractice and incompetence in science

• 10 mins

NHS waiting lists, Voter ID and measuring divorce

Why a fall in those waiting longest for treatment in England isn't telling the whole story

• 28 mins

Food prices, net migration and beef about beef

Does Britain really have the most affordable food in Europe?

• 30 mins

A short history of data

How the evolution of data over centuries has shaped today鈥檚 world

• 9 mins

Lib Dem ambulance claims, affordable rent and goat meat

Did 120 people a day in England die last year whilst waiting for an ambulance?

• 28 mins

Counting Hunger in India

Is it true that hunger has worsened in India?

• 9 mins

Electric vehicles, 600 million bottles and does oral sex cause cancer?

Is the weight of electric vehicles a risk to infrastructure?

• 32 mins

Is breastfeeding the key to exam success?

We look at a new UK study that links being breastfed as a baby with academic achievement.

• 9 mins

Mortgages, birth rates and does space contribute 18% to UK GDP?

Who will be most affected by mortgage rate increases?

• 28 mins

US National Debt: is $32 trillion a big number?

How concerned should we be about how much the US government borrows?

• 8 mins

Halving inflation, Scottish tidal power and have 1 in 3 women had an abortion?

Will Rishi Sunak鈥檚 pledge to halve inflation happen?

• 31 mins

Will there be just 6 grandchildren for every 100 South Koreans?

We look at the numbers around South Korea鈥檚 birth rate and the reasons why it鈥檚 so low.

• 9 mins

Immigration: A More or Less Special Programme

Who is coming to the UK - and how do we count them?

• 28 mins

Does it take 10,000 litres of water to make a pair of jeans?

The numbers behind water use and denim production.

• 9 mins

Are more adult nappies sold in Japan than baby ones?

We examine a claim related to the perception of Japan as an ageing society.

• 9 mins

Ukraine war: A new way of calculating Russian deaths

How Russian journalists are using probate records to estimate fatalities

• 9 mins

Data, extreme weather and climate change

The role data plays in climate attribution - and why we don鈥檛 always have it

• 8 mins

Are the media exaggerating how hot it is in the Mediterranean?

A look at how accurately media report on the weather 鈥� especially recent heatwaves.

• 8 mins

Why is it so hard to predict the outcome of competitions like the Premier League?

What variables do we look at when we try to predict the outcome of a sports competition?

• 9 mins

How many butterflies are there in the world?

The world鈥檚 butterfly population doesn鈥檛 seem to be online 鈥� so what is it?

• 8 mins

How safe is the release of Fukushima nuclear plant water?

We ask whether there are any risks posed by the release into the Pacific Ocean.

• 9 mins

HS2 and electric cars, UK vs China emissions & massive maths errors

Can you really buy an electric car for everybody in the UK for the cost of HS2?

• 28 mins

What percentage of our brain do we actually use?

Do we have access to some or all of our brain-power?

• 8 mins

Covid deaths, North Sea gas and Chloe Kelly's World Cup penalty

Covid related deaths are rising in England and Wales - we investigate the figures

• 28 mins

Did 35,000 Americans die building the Panama Canal?

We fact check a claim made by Donald Trump about the world famous canal

• 14 mins

Skin cancer, London rents and your great great great granddaughter

Is it true that 1 in 4 men and 1 in 5 women in the UK will get skin cancer?

• 28 mins

How to approach the world through numbers

Professor David Sumpter talks to Tim Harford about his new book

• 9 mins