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Predicting L'Aquila Earthquake: is it right to blame the scientists?
On More or Less this week we look at how the probability of an earthquake is estimated.
Life-saving Economics
How Nobel prize-winning economists Alvin Roth and Lloyd Shapley are helping save lives.
Predicting the global population
Predicting the global population
Predicting the Presidency
This week Nate Silver tells us who he thinks will win the 2012 Presidential race.
Plenty more fish in the sea?
Newspaper headlines claim "Just 100 cod left in the North Sea". Can that be right?
Factchecking America
We ask - who fact-checks the fact-checkers?
Investigating crime statistics
Investigating Sweden's high rape rate; and which surprising countries top kidnap league?
Where are all the US Paralympics gold medals?
Why did the USA top the gold medals league in the Olympics, but not the Paralympics?
How to explain infinity to a four-year-old
Can Johnny Ball explain infinity to a 4-year-old? Plus, an interview with Count von Count.
Are African leaders more likely to die in office?
Are African leaders more likely than their counterparts elsewhere to die in office?
