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#NeverAgain: a Turning Point for the US?
Students demand bans on semi-automatic rifles and measures to stop school shootings
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Neo-Nazi Hate Music
We discover huge inconsistencies in how YouTube deals with neo-Nazi hate music.
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Did Sir Roger Bannister Make The 鈥業mpossible鈥 Possible?
A tribute to Sir Roger Bannister, the first person to run a mile in under four minutes.
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Faking a Trend on Twitter; Women, Oscars and the Bechdel Test; Dinosaurs
Faking a trend on Twitter; women, the Oscars and the Bechdel Test and a love of dinosaurs
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Students vs Gun Laws; Winter Olympic Winners
The Students leading the gun control debate; Numbers at the Winter Olympics and Bullies
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Undercover with the Alt-Right; Debunking Dubious Statistics and Job Interviews
Undercover with the Alt-Right; how to debunk dubious statistics and job interviews.
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Rise of Extreme Pranking, the Fall in Drinking in Russia, Learning About Pain
The rise of extreme pranking; has drinking in Russia gone down? Also, understanding pain.
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The Far Right and Sweden
Why is the far right keen on Sweden?
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Is the US Census Under Threat?
Is the US census under threat? Plus, conspiracy theories on social media, and veganism
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The Past and Future of Fake News
Fake news; real lives behind economic data, and how dreams turn into nightmares
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History of 鈥楩ake News', Louis Bachelier and Noise
What does the term 'Fake News' mean and is it even useful?
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Just How Rare is a Hole-in-One?
How rare is it for golfers to score a hole-in-one? Plus, are people who hear voices sick?
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Statistics of the Year 2017; YouTube and Child Safety; Sleepwalking
Statistics of the year 2017; YouTube and child safety; also, why do people sleepwalk?
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Kilobyte to Brontobyte, Social Media Review and Habits
Kilobyte to Brontobyte: naming monster numbers, social media review and matters of habit
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Diet Coke Habit, 'Milkshake Duck' and Witches
Diet Coke habit, the meaning of 鈥淢ilkshake Duck鈥, and denouncing women as witches
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Does Eating Chocolate Make Your Brain Younger? Twitter Bot and Crowd Power
Does eating chocolate make your brain younger; how to spot a bot and the power of crowds
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How Lucky are Regular Lottery Winners
What are the chances of multiple wins on the Lottery or scrathc cards?
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Mr Darcy鈥檚 Wealth
How rich is Mr Darcy, the male love interest in Pride and Prejudice?
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Italy's Football Failure, Russia's Blogger for President
Italy's World Cup failure. Plus, Russia鈥檚 opposition leader Alexei Navalny
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Pop Albums, the Russian Web and Dubbing Movies
Why pop music albums are getting longer, how free is the Russian web, and dubbing movies
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Nigerian Lawmakers, 'Calexit' Hashtag, Dark Tourism
Do Nigerian Lawmakers get $1.7m, Who Pushed the 'Calexit' Hashtag, and Dark Tourism
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Novelists in Numbers
The words novelists use obsessively and why
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US Millennials鈥 Political Engagement, Clashes in America and Serial Killers
Are US millennials more politically engaged online? Clashes in America and serial killers
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Economists, Selfies and Holding Your Breath
Exploring the work of economist Richard Thaler
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Kilobyte to Brontobyte, Sexist Double Standards and Staying Put
Kilobyte to brontobyte: naming monster numbers, sexist double standards and staying put.
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Big Polluters: Ships v Cars and the 'Husband-Proof' shopping list.
Big polluters: ships v cars, the 'husband-proof' shopping list and how to live small.
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Sperm Counts and Deleted Protest Posts
Sperm 鈥 are we going extinct? The deleted protest posts, and why be a surrogate mother?
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How To Measure A Hurricane
How to measure a hurricane, Germany鈥檚 new hate speech law and why we need romance.
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More Horses than Tanks?
More horses than tanks, the fake war photographer and why do we ask 鈥榃hat do you do鈥?
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London's High-rise Death Toll
London's high-rise death toll, Hurricane Harvey鈥檚 fake news, and complicated technology