More or Less: Behind the Stats

Qatar World Cup: the pressure of penalties

The World Cup in Qatar is drawing to a close. Penalties and penalty shootouts have provided some...

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Why are data so important in determining how we live?

Why are good data so important to policymakers – whether they know it or not – and what happens...

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The World Cup: how many migrant workers have died?

Qatar has been fiercely criticised over its treatment of migrant workers, many of whom have been...

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When do food shortages become a famine?

Somalia is experiencing its worst drought for 40 years and there are warnings that millions of...

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A $220 billion World Cup?

As the FIFA World Cup in Qatar gets underway, and the newly built stadia, lavish hotels and...

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Bonus Episode: Understand the Economy

Tim Harford brings you the first episode of his new podcast, Understand the Economy. If you’ve...

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Improving the numbers in the news

How can journalists improve their use of statistics in their reporting of the world around us?...

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Lula’s “zero deforestation” plan for the Amazon

Lula Da Silva has pledged “zero deforestation” in the Amazon as he prepares to become Brazil’s...

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Can China’s GDP data be trusted?

This week, China released its third quarter GDP figure. At 3.9%, its rate of economic growth is...

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Do half of new books really sell fewer than twelve copies?

A US government lawyer recently caused a stir in the publishing world when he said during a high...

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Ben Bernanke and the magic of banking

The former head of the US Federal Reserve Ben Bernanke is named as one of three winners of the...

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Catching Chess Cheats with Data

A cheating scandal is currently rocking the world of chess, as World Champion Magnus Carlsen...

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Teens and antidepressants, stamp duty savings and earthquake probabilities

A survey from a mental health charity suggested that more than a third of British teenagers had...

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Teens and antidepressants, stamp duty savings and earthquake probabilities

A survey from a mental health charity suggested that more than a third of British teenagers had...

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NASA’s asteroid collision: how many asteroids are really out there?

This week NASA slammed a spacecraft into an asteroid in the hope of diverting its course. The...

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Falling pound, the Queen’s funeral and is 0.5 on the Richter scale a big number?

The value of the pound against other currencies has been incredibly volatile ever since the...

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Ukraine’s progress in numbers

Ukraine has reportedly recaptured nearly 10,000 square kilometres of territory that had been...

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Ukraine offensive, weak pound & how much do women really exercise

Ukraine has reportedly recaptured nearly 10,000 square kilometres of territory that had been...

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Ukraine offensive, weak pound & how much do women really exercise

Ukraine has reportedly recaptured nearly 10,000 square kilometres of territory that had been...

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How bad is fashion for the environment?

Is fashion really the second most polluting industry after oil and does it account for 10% of...

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