成人快手

Jubilee costs, fuel poverty and imperial measures

We debunk a claim the government is spending 拢38,000 per household on the Jubilee

• 28 mins

Are girls starting puberty earlier?

We look into a claim that the age of girls鈥� puberty is falling rapidly

• 8 mins

Employment puzzle, pyramids and triplets

The UK has a low unemployment rate but lots of people not working 鈥� how come?

• 28 mins

Hannah Fry: Understanding the numbers of cancer

The maths professor on the choices she and others have faced after a cancer diagnosis

• 10 mins

Maternity litigation, stars, bees and windowless planes

Are damages for maternity mistakes now more than wages for maternity nurses and doctors?

• 28 mins

How often do people have sex?

Looking at sex and statistics in Japan and America.

• 8 mins

Rail strikes, tyre pollution and sex statistics

Do rail workers really earn 拢13,000 a year more than nurses?

• 28 mins

Ed Sheeran and the mathematics of musical coincidences

Ed Sheeran thinks that musical coincidences will always happen鈥� but do the numbers agree?

• 11 mins

Covid climb, childcare costs and why can鈥檛 the French count properly?

How accurately are official figures picking up the new covid wave?

• 29 mins

How many American women will have an abortion in their lifetime?

In the wake of the historic overturning of Roe vs Wade, we look at the statistics.

• 9 mins

Does it take 10,000 litres of water to make a pair of jeans?

The numbers behind water use and denim production

• 10 mins

Is Uganda about to become a middle income country?

We assess President Museveni鈥檚 claim that Uganda is nearing a higher economic status.

• 10 mins

Does the World Athletics Championships have a false start problem?

We examine the rules and tech of false starts after the disqualification of Devon Allen.

• 10 mins

How our world measures up

From ancient tally bones to a jar of peanut butter, a look at the history of measurement

• 8 mins

Debunking the Liverpool FC Conspiracy Theory

We debunk spurious rumours that Liverpool FC use asthma medication to enhance performance

• 8 mins

Is opinion polling broken?

Following some high profile slip-ups in recent US elections, is opinion polling broken?

• 8 mins

The numbers behind 鈥渘atural鈥� birth control

We examine online claims about the effectiveness of 鈥渘atural鈥� birth control methods

• 9 mins

Kenya鈥檚 Election Rounding Error

Official figures didn鈥檛 add up - but due to rounding, not fraud.

• 8 mins

Energy prices, excess deaths and the race to count to 200

Is there an easy way to cut soaring energy bills?

• 28 mins

Can we use maths to beat the robots?

Why improving how we teach and think about maths could help us keep an edge over machines

• 8 mins

Pakistan flooding, UK power prices and Boris鈥檚 broadband claim

The scale of the disaster is huge, but is a third of Pakistan really under water?

• 28 mins

Is a third of Pakistan really under water?

We investigate a widely reported claim as Pakistan deals with devastating flooding

• 8 mins

Energy crisis plan, imperial measures survey, gardens v national parks

How much will the UK government鈥檚 plan to limit energy price rises end up costing?

• 28 mins

How bad is fashion for the environment?

Does fashion really account for 10% of greenhouse gas emissions?

• 8 mins

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

We ask how much progress Ukraine has really made in recapturing territory from Russia

• 28 mins

Ukraine鈥檚 progress in numbers

We ask how much progress Ukraine has really made in recapturing territory from Russia.

• 10 mins

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

How worried should we be about the steep falls in the pound?

• 29 mins

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

As NASA rams an asteroid to try and alter its course, how many are yet to be discovered?

• 9 mins

Teens and antidepressants, stamp duty savings and earthquake probabilities

We debunk a claim that a third of British teenagers have been prescribed antidepressants

• 28 mins

Catching Chess Cheats with Data

A cheating scandal is rocking the world of chess - and data is at its heart

• 8 mins