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Ice Cream Versus Aid

Does the world spend more on ice cream than on humanitarian aid?

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Liberia鈥檚 Rape Statistic Debunked

Is the claim that three out of four women were raped during Liberia's civil war true?

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Avoiding Asteroids

We鈥檙e getting better at spotting Earth-bound space rocks 鈥� but how safe are we?

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Good News on Renewables?

Renewable capacity has surpassed that of coal 鈥� is this good news?

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How not to test public opinion

The survey by the Indian PM that breaks all the polling rules.

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How risky is the contraceptive pill?

We look at the numbers behind the scary headlines about birth control.

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Yellow cards for Christmas

Are footballers trying to get suspended for Christmas?

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Life, Death and Data

Improving data to target help for the world's poorest people

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Does Sweden Really Have a Six Hour Day?

Can you reduce working hours without affecting productivity?

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Should we really be drinking eight glasses of water a day?

How much water do we need and how much is too much?

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Christian Martyrs

Were 90,000 Christians killed because of their faith in 2016?

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Why January makes us want to scream

Blue Monday and Oxfam鈥檚 claims about billionaires鈥搕he stories that come around every year

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Counting Crowds

How many went to celebrate 鈥� and how many to protest 鈥� the Trump inauguration?

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Is Democracy Failing in America?

Does North Carolina really rank alongside North Korea if you measure electoral integrity?

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Hans Rosling - the Extraordinary Life of a Statistical Guru

A tribute to Hans Rosling, a master communicator with a passion for global development.

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Hidden Figures: The Real Story

African American women's part in the space race of the '50s and '60s

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What happened last night in Sweden?

What happened last night in Sweden?

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Why are Hollywood Actresses Paid Less than Men?

The Hollywood gender pay gap is big. Charlotte McDonald asks why.

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The Attention Span of a Goldfish

Are our attention spans now shorter than a goldfish's?

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The Concrete Facts about Trump鈥檚 Wall and China

Did China use more concrete in three years than the US in the 20th Century?

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Baby Boxes 鈥� Are they Really Saving Infants' Lives?

They have become a bit of a phenomenon but what is the evidence that they work?

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Will One in Four People Develop a Mental Health Problem?

Is there evidence that one in four people will develop a mental health problem?

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Could North Korea Wipe out 90% of Americans?

Experts warn that North Korea could wipe out most Americans in one go

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The Ignorance Test

How much do you know about the world?

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The Death Rate of White Americans

Are middle-aged white Americans dying younger than other groups?

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The UK鈥檚 Foreign Secretary Gets a Factcheck

In an interview, Boris Johnson mentioned a few statistics that turned out to be untrue

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An Urban Maze

Why some parts of town are hard to navigate.

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Is My Baby a Giant?

Tim Harford explains the numbers and statistics in the news and in life.

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Uganda's Refugees

Has Uganda accepted more refugees than some European countries manage in an entire year?

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Have 65% of Future Jobs Not Yet Been Invented?

Education is failing our kids, claim experts. We go sleuthing around the world.

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