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The magic of trigonometry
Tim Harford interviews Matt Parker on his latest book ‘Love Triangle’
How a tick box doubled the US maternal mortality rates.
We investigate changes to the way the US gathers their maternal mortality statistics
Do ‘pig butchering’ cyber scams make as much as half Cambodia’s GDP?
We investigate the money made by an international cybercrime operations.
Shakespeare’s maths
Author Rob Eastaway on the numbers in Shakespeare’s writing
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
Data for India
Changing India in numbers: what type of country will the next administration lead?
Is intermittent fasting going to kill you?
Investigating research which suggested time restricted eating increased the risk of death
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