Tim Harford and the More or Less team try to make sense of the statistics which surround us. From BB
This week Ruth Alexander looks at the other winner the US elections. Blogger and pioneer of aggregat
Conrad Black has claimed that 99.5% of prosecution cases in America end up in convictions. Is it rea
This week six scientists and one ex-government official were sentenced to prison for multiple mansla
Professor Al Roth tells Tim Harford about the work for which he has just been awarded the 2012 Nobel
Predicting the global population: does anyone really know what’s going to happen?
Nate Silver tells us who will win the 2012 US election - and how he knows.
Only 100 cod are left in the North Sea according to newspapers. Is this the most wrong headline in M
US Presidential Election factchecked. Is Mitt Romney right to say that 47% of Americans pay no tax?
Ruth Alexander investigates Sweden's high rape rate, and finds out which countries are the surprise
Why did the USA top the gold medals league in the Olympics, but not the Paralympics? Ruth Alexander
‘What’s the number before infinity?’ asks Claudia, aged 4. We challenge Johnny Ball, legendary Briti
The Prime Minister of Ethiopia is the fourth African premier to die this year alone. Are African lea
Given that some countries are richer than others, and some have larger populations, what should the
Last week Knight Capital lost a lot of money very quickly. It was the latest chapter in the story of
There was controversy this week after Ye Shiwen, a young Chinese swimmer, won the 400 metre individu
Last week's mass-shooting at a cinema in Colorado has - not surprisingly - intensified America's bit
