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  1. The known unknowns of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

    The data race to find out how fast Ebola is spreading

  2. The IMF and the UK economy, NHS staff shortages and British v English

    How much should we trust the IMF’s forecasts for the UK?

  3. The High Street, Home Births and Harry Potter Wizardry

    Is WH Smith really the worst shop on the High Street?

  4. The Hawthorne Effect

    Tim Harford tells the story of the Hawthorne Experiments, one of the most famous of...

  5. The Haber-Bosch Process

    Saving lives with thin air - by taking nitrogen from the air to make fertiliser

  6. The great playing field sell off?

    Given that some countries are richer than others, and some have larger populations, us...

  7. The Great EU Cabbage Myth

    Does the European Union dedicate 26,911 words to cabbage regulation?

  8. The global gender split in young people’s politics

    Tim Harford investigates the growing political divergence between young men and women.

  9. The Gender Pay Gap

    Can Machiavelli help women get a better deal in the workplace?

  10. The gender gap in tech

    Are women really less likely than men to be hired for jobs in tech?

  11. The Freedom Day Gamble

    Tim Harford and the team try to work out how long Covid cases will continue to rise.

  12. The formula that changed the world

    The Midas Formula - In this week's More or Less: The story of Black-Scholes, the that...

  13. The formula that changed the world

    Rain and drought in numbers, the formula which changed Wall Street and then the world...

  14. The extraordinary life of Robert Moses

    The life of mathematics educator and civil rights organiser, Dr Robert Moses

  15. The extraordinary life of Robert Moses

    The life of mathematics educator and civil rights organiser, Dr Robert Moses.

  16. The Extra Episode: Minimum wage, drinking in Scotland and identical twins.

    Exploring how long one identical twin lives after the other twin dies.

  17. The end of the Penny

    Canada has stopped distributing its smallest coin –the one cent or the penny.

  18. The economics of war: Vikings, Conquistadors and Vietnam

    Economist and author Duncan Weldon on his new book Blood and Treasure

  19. The economics of Scottish independence

    Tim Harford inspects the claims the UK Treasury and the Scottish government make about...

  20. The economics of a Covid Christmas

    What to consider when buying presents this year

  21. The economic impact of mega sporting events

    Major sports events and the benefits to the local economy.

  22. The Dow, Tampons, Parkrun part II

    Why the biggest ever fall in the Dow wasn't, and how much do women spend on tampons?

  23. The doubling of life-expectancy

    The story of how data helped extend our lives

  24. The digital ‘robots’ unlocking medical data

    Ben Goldacre on OpenSAFELY, protecting patient privacy while analysing health data

  25. The death toll in Syria

    As global leaders remain divided on whether to carry out a military strike against in...

  26. The Death Toll in Syria

    Tim Harford looks at the different claims made about how many people have been killed...

  27. The Census and what does 'rare' mean?

    Why was the estimate, in 2003, for Eastern Europeans coming to the UK so wrong? Which...

  28. The Case of the Missing US Data

    Why does it matter that US government datasets are being deleted and discontinued?

  29. The carbon cost of breakfast at COP26

    Can a vegan croissant really be worse for the environment than a bacon roll?

  30. The Bill for Afghanistan

    Did the war in Afghanistan cost the US $2 trillion?

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