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Calculating the Distance to the Sun

Two young listeners ask how we calculate the distance to the sun

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Will Berlin See a Sub-two-hour Marathon?

Why Berlin is likely to be the place we eventually see a sub-two-hour marathon

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Species in Decline?

Are claims that species populations have dropped 50% in the last 40 years true?

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A Warning about Big Data

With the hype surrounding big data are we forgetting some basic statistical lessons?

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Screening for Ebola

Are airport screenings for Ebola really effective at stopping the disease's transmission?

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Kidney Donation: The Chance of Finding a Match

Why has the chance of a kidney match between unrelated people risen so much in 10 years?

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Tracking and Tackling Ebola

We speak to global health expert Hans Rosling about the numbers surrounding Ebola.

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Pregnancy and Homicide

Is murder a leading cause of death for pregnant women as claimed in the film Gone Girl?

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Caps off to Rooney

Wayne Rooney wins his 100th cap but is it easier to earn them than in previous eras?

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Teenage Pregnancy

The truth behind the claim that 'one-third' of US girls become pregnant as teenagers

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Zimbabwe's Economy

Following Zimbabwe鈥檚 budget last week, what do the numbers mean for the nation's future?

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Soviet World War Deaths

Did almost 80% of boys born in the Soviet Union in 1923 not survive World War Two?

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Numbers of the Year: Part One

What is so special about 39,222 Mexican teachers? Professor Carlos Vilalta tells us

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Numbers of the Year: Part Two

Goalkeepers, gold miners and happiness: We look at the most interesting numbers of 2014

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Numbers of the Year: Part Three

Robert Peston, Helen Joyce and Dr Hannah Fry on their most memorable numbers from 2014

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Bad Luck and Cancer

Is 'bad luck' the cause of most cancers as reports of a new study suggest?

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Are 95% of Terrorism Victims Muslim?

Tim Harford investigates the popular statistical claim

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Global Wealth

Who is in the world鈥檚 wealthiest elite, and where do they live?

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The Maths of Dating

How to use mathematics to find your partner. And, how reliable are pregnancy due dates?

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Is strenuous jogging bad for you?

Tim Harford on claims that keen runners might be damaging their health

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The Mathematical Secrets to Relationships

How maths can help you find love, and hold on to it. Plus, listeners鈥� favourite stats

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Sleeping: the 8-hour myth

Could having a lie-in lead to an early death?

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Black prisoners in the US

Legend: 鈥楳ore black men under correctional control now than enslaved in 1850鈥�. True?

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The Future of Food

Do we need to produce more food by 2050 than we have in the past 10,000 years?

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Measuring World Health

Will babies born in Rwanda be healthier than those in the most deprived 10% of England?

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Does Breastfeeding Increase IQ?

Do breastfed babies become more intelligent adults?

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How Safe is Flying?

Following the Germanwings A320 tragedy, are plane crashes becoming more common?

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Maths and Chess

Is it really true that ability in mathematics and chess are somehow linked?

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The Ignorance Test

Can you pass world health expert Hans Rosling鈥檚 Ignorance Test?

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A Liver Transplant

A question from a listener about a living transplant

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