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Will the new royal baby Princess Charlotte really bring 拢1 billion to the British economy? More Or Less looks at the origin of some current claims and judges how realistic they are. Plus 鈥� how useful are statistics about sex? Author and statistician Sir David Spiegelhalter explains to Tim Harford when you should and shouldn鈥檛 trust bedroom-related figures.

大象传媒 Trending finds out why a man pretended to abduct children at a local park. The YouTuber Joey Salads says he was conducting a social experiment as a warning to parents about the dangers posed to their children. But was he right to publish such an inflammatory video?
Jordan鈥檚 government has launched an online offensive against Islamic State, but how effective is the project proving? And what is the mysterious button that has been pressed by nearly a million people? Anne-Marie Tomchak discovers Reddit鈥檚 April fool鈥檚 joke has taken on a life of its own.

Stamps, coins, sea shells, wine - the list of things that humans collect is endless. But why do people do it? Are they attracted by the thrill of the chase, the pleasure of possession or the control in acting as the custodian of precious things? Mike Williams reports for The Why Factor.

(Image: Mugs celebrating the birth of Princess Charlotte. Credit: AFP/Getty Images)