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An Urban Maze
An Urban Maze; cartoonists of the 鈥楥aliphate鈥; creatures of habit
Uganda鈥檚 refugees
Uganda鈥檚 refugees; what happened to #Kony2012? Are you a numbers person?
Have 65% of Future Jobs Not Yet Been Invented?
Have 65% of future jobs not yet been invented? A hunt for the truth behind the statistic.
Samba, Strings and the Story of HIV
Samba, strings and the story of HIV and the past and future of social network 4chan
Are African Football Players More Likely to Die on the Field?
Are African footballers more prone to heart attacks? And the conflict in Venezuela.
Post UK Election Special
Post UK election analysis; war in the quilting world, and are exams the best test?
Deadly Tower Block Fires
How rare are deadly tower block fires and are tower blocks safer than houses?
Making Penalty Shoot-outs Fairer
Making penalty shoot-outs fairer; a teenager鈥檚 murder in India, and why choose polygamy?
Is Steph Curry Cheap, and Fake Football News
Is Steph Curry cheap, fake football news and what鈥檚 in a kiss?
Calling the Shots at Wimbledon
Calling the shots at Wimbledon; China鈥檚 video crackdown; and choosing to be childless.
A Genius of Maths
The life and legacy of Iranian mathematician Maryam Mirzakhani
More Boys than Girls in Sweden?
Reports suggest there could be 123 boys for every 100 girls age 16-17 in Sweden
Raising Other People's Children
Child Safety Whistleblowers, Why Raise Other People's Children, Unsung Prime Numbers
Transgender in the US Military, India鈥檚 Midnight Selfies and Eavesdropping
Transgender people in the US Military, India鈥檚 midnight selfies and eavesdropping
Trump Bump, Free Speech, Pull of News
Is America鈥檚 economy enjoying a Trump Bump? A fight over free speech and the pull of news
How To Win at Fantasy Football
How to win at fantasy football, Jollof rice wars, and human remains in museums.
London's High-rise Death Toll
London's high-rise death toll, Hurricane Harvey鈥檚 fake news, and complicated technology
More Horses than Tanks?
More horses than tanks, the fake war photographer and why do we ask 鈥榃hat do you do鈥?
How To Measure A Hurricane
How to measure a hurricane, Germany鈥檚 new hate speech law and why we need romance.
Sperm Counts and Deleted Protest Posts
Sperm 鈥 are we going extinct? The deleted protest posts, and why be a surrogate mother?
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.
Kilobyte to Brontobyte, Sexist Double Standards and Staying Put
Kilobyte to brontobyte: naming monster numbers, sexist double standards and staying put.
Economists, Selfies and Holding Your Breath
Exploring the work of economist Richard Thaler
US Millennials鈥 Political Engagement, Clashes in America and Serial Killers
Are US millennials more politically engaged online? Clashes in America and serial killers
Novelists in Numbers
The words novelists use obsessively and why
Nigerian Lawmakers, 'Calexit' Hashtag, Dark Tourism
Do Nigerian Lawmakers get $1.7m, Who Pushed the 'Calexit' Hashtag, and Dark Tourism
Pop Albums, the Russian Web and Dubbing Movies
Why pop music albums are getting longer, how free is the Russian web, and dubbing movies
Italy's Football Failure, Russia's Blogger for President
Italy's World Cup failure. Plus, Russia鈥檚 opposition leader Alexei Navalny
Mr Darcy鈥檚 Wealth
How rich is Mr Darcy, the male love interest in Pride and Prejudice?
How Lucky are Regular Lottery Winners
What are the chances of multiple wins on the Lottery or scrathc cards?
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