More or Less: Behind the Stats Episodes Available now
Leaflets, taxes, oil workers and classrooms
We look at bad graphs, oil rig extrapolations and pupil populations
Why medical error is not the third leading cause of death in the US
Investigating how many deaths are caused by mistakes by doctors and nurses
Debate, Reform, tax evasion and ants
Fact-checking the leaders' debate, tax evasion savings and the weight of ants
Data for India
Changing India in numbers: what type of country will the next administration lead?
UK growth, prisons and Swiftonomics
Is the UK economy growing faster than Germany, France and the US?
Is intermittent fasting going to kill you?
Investigating research which suggested time restricted eating increased the risk of death.
MP misconduct, NHS waiting lists and gold (gold)
Will it take 685 years to clear the NHS waiting list? Are 10% of MPs under investigation?
Are falling marriage rates causing happiness to fall in the US?
Investigating the relationship between matrimony and melancholy.
Is reading for pleasure the single biggest factor in how well a child does in life?
What research says about the connection between reading and success in later life.
Do one in five young Americans think the holocaust is a myth?
How problems with opt-in polling can lead to controversial headlines