Tim Harford and the More or Less team try to make sense of the statistics which surround us. From BB
What is the error in the calculation Donald Trump used to work out his new tariffs?What happened whe
US President Donald Trump has announced sweeping tariffs on global trade, adding taxes of as much a
Donald Trump is raising tariffs on Canada, but has his northern neighbour done anything to deserve t
Neighbours, everybody needs good neighbours, and since the end of the Second World War that’s exactl
Neighbours, everybody needs good neighbours, and since the end of the Second World War that?s exactl
Some Labour politicians have been calling for a wealth tax, claiming a 2% tax could raise £24bn. Whe
Some Labour politicians have been calling for a wealth tax, claiming a 2% tax could raise ?24bn. Whe
On 27 December 2024, astronomers spotted an asteroid that was potentially heading towards earth. N
More working age people are claiming disability benefits. What's driving the trend?Is it true that t
In March 2020, the covid pandemic forced the UK into lockdown. Schools closed, universities went onl
You may have seen a map circulated on social media that claims to show the average IQ of different n
It’s been 12 weeks since President Trump announced the formation of DOGE, the so-called department o
As part of the fast-moving argument over US military support to Ukraine, the US demanded $500bn wort
Has the US really sent Ukraine $350 billion for its war effort? Is a $500billion cut of Ukraine’s ra
As negotiations to end the Ukraine war rumble on, Donald Trump seems equally interested in talking a
Last week Elon Musk revealed that he had been through the Social Security Agencies database and foun
On the 25th January, the US Press Secretary announced that in their bid to stop ‘fraud’ and waste DO
Babies born in the US to Black Hispanic or African American mothers are more likely to die than any
Google claim their latest quantum computer chip is able to process something in five minutes it woul
