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What’s happening to Arctic ice?
Arctic ice has been in long decline. Do recent fluctuations change the story?
Does the Russian government really spend 40% of its budget on the military?
We investigate how much the Russian state is spending on the war in Ukraine
Is public speaking really our biggest fear?
Tim Harford investigates the claim that public speaking is people’s number one fear.
Ultramarathons: Are women faster than men?
Is it really true that in extremely long races, women run faster than men?
NBA basketball: Is height more important than skill?
How much does a man’s height affect his chances of becoming an NBA basketball player?
The digital ‘robots’ unlocking medical data
Ben Goldacre on OpenSAFELY, protecting patient privacy while analysing health data
The global gender split in young people’s politics
Tim Harford investigates the growing political divergence between young men and women.
A pocket-size history of the calculator
Tim Harford explores the history of calculators from clockwork to the Kashio brothers
Is Oxfam right about the world’s richest and poorest people?
We investigate how Oxfam use wealth stats to illustrate global inequality
Are there more possible games of chess than atoms in the universe?
We investigate how the vast possibilities in chess compare to the vastness of the universe