More or Less: Behind the Stats

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

The level of US government debt has just surpassed 32 trillion dollars. Negotiations over raising...

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

Mortgage rates have risen to 6%. But are things as bad as when rates were much higher in the...

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Is breastfeeding the key to exam success?

A new study by researchers at Oxford University has linked better exam results at school with...

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

There's been a lot of coverage about the risks electric cars may pose to infrastructure like...

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Counting Hunger in India

How prevalent is hunger and malnutrition in India? With Indian data journalist Rukmini S, we...

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Lib Dem ambulance claims, affordable rent and goat meat

The Liberal Democrats say 120 people a day in England died last year whilst waiting for an...

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A short history of data

We live in a world where data is everywhere – informing if not governing our lives. But this...

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Food prices, net migration and beef about beef

Does Britain really have the most affordable food in Europe? That's a recent claim of the...

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Are young people more single than ever before?

What’s the definition of being single – and how easy is it to measure? There’s a perception that...

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NHS waiting lists, Voter ID and measuring divorce

The government has trumpeted a big fall in those waiting over 18 months for hospital treatment in...

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Detecting Bad Science with Data

For more than a decade there’ve been longstanding concerns about the credibility and reliability...

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Do 94% of marriages in Portugal really end in divorce?

Portugal has a divorce rate of 94% and India just 1%, according to a social media post about...

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Why is life expectancy falling in the USA?

The average life expectancy of Americans is shrinking at an alarming rate. Between 2019 and...

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How much is the Coronation crown worth?

Consisting of 2 kilograms of gold and 444 gemstones, the iconic St Edward’s Crown will play a...

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The Pentagon Leaks and Fox News

The leaking of US intelligence documents and the arrest of a 21 year old airman who authorities...

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How accurate is baby's due date?

Paul Connolly is expecting his second child, and the due date is just under two weeks away. In...

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How to better understand and explain numbers

The covid-19 pandemic has brought the use of statistics into everyday life in a way never seen...

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A groundbreaking new proof for Pythagoras’ Theorem?

Pythagoras’ Theorem, explaining the relationship between the three sides of a right angled...

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Covid vaccines and false claims about miscarriage

Misinformation around covid-19 and vaccines is rife and as the data available increases, so do...

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Silicon Valley Bank: a very modern bank run

After the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank sent jitters through the financial system, Duncan...

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