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    Worse mortgages, better readers, and potholes on the moon

    We check some of the numbers that are flying about in the election campaign

  2. World Service: Africa GDP & Royal twins

    Where does Nigeria’s plan to revise its GDP leave our understanding of growth in And...

  3. World Cup Migrant Deaths

    Tim Harford asks if the World Cup is really responsible for migrant deaths in Qatar.

  4. Will we die before our parents?

    Obesity may mean children have a shorter lifespan than their parents, it has been but...

  5. Will there be just 6 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.

  6. Will there be a billion climate refugees?

    We investigate if floods, droughts and storms will cause mass international migration

  7. Will the world really be 50 million workers short by 2030?

    Is Nvidia boss Jensen Huang right about a looming labour shortfall?

  8. Will the war in Ukraine cause a global wheat shortage?

    How much of the worlds wheat comes from Ukraine and Russia

  9. Will the vaccine bring back normal life? GDP and Fishing

    If we vaccinate the top four priority groups by February, how much will things change?

  10. Will the population of Nigeria be larger than Europe’s?

    Will Nigeria’s population really reach 600million?

  11. Will 40% of the world's workforce really be in Africa by 2050?

    Ruth Alexander examines US Secretary of State, John Kerry’s claim that 40% of the be...

  12. Will 2021 have more Covid deaths than 2020?

    We ask if this year’s global death toll will surpass 1.8 million.

  13. Why Trump is wrong about the USA’s coronavirus case comeback

    Are cases really rising in the US or are they just testing more? Tim digs into the data.

  14. Why medical error is not the third leading cause of death in the US

    Investigating how many deaths are caused by mistakes by doctors and nurses

  15. Why Manchester United can afford to play badly

    How a successful football club doesn’t always require a winning team

  16. Why it’s wrong to say vaping is as bad for you as smoking

    Vaping vs smoking: how the evidence on cancer and other health risks compare

  17. Why it matters that Trump fired data chief

    The US president fired Erika McEntarfer over job numbers. What’s the potential fallout?

  18. Why is life expectancy falling in the USA?

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

  19. Why is Kenya’s election so expensive?

    Why the cost of running the vote will be $25 a person.

  20. 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?

  21. Why is data on grooming gangs so bad?

    Plus, nuclear enrichment numbers, Curtice on Curtis and Viking economics

  22. Why did the UK have such a bad Covid-19 epidemic?

    Was it bad decision-making, bad advice, or bad luck?

  23. Why are US Covid cases falling?

    From herd immunity to the weather, Tim Harford explores the theories.

  24. Why are more people claiming disability benefits?

    Plus, UK vs Russia on free speech and the collapse of the Labour Force Survey

  25. Why are data so important in determining how we live?

    How good policies depend on the availability of reliable statistics

  26. Who Should be Quarantined?

    Tim Harford finds out which countries have the highest rate of Covid-19 infection.

  27. Who pays when trade wars heat up?

    We look at Donald Trump’s claim that tariffs are a tax on other countries

  28. Who earns more?

    Who earns more: private or public employees? And are your trousers flattering you?

  29. Who are the Libor losers?

    How much damage did messing with Libor really do to the financial system? And we the a...

  30. Who are the 1% and the 99%?

    Tim Harford on income inequality in the UK, and elsewhere. He speaks to Professor Sir...

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