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A Warning about Big Data
With the hype surrounding big data are we forgetting some basic statistical lessons?
Species in Decline?
Are claims that species populations have dropped 50% in the last 40 years true?
Will Berlin See a Sub-two-hour Marathon?
Why Berlin is likely to be the place we eventually see a sub-two-hour marathon
Calculating the Distance to the Sun
Two young listeners ask how we calculate the distance to the sun
The Barnett Formula
Tim Harford explains the Barnett Formula and asks why it is so maligned.
Kidney donation: the chance of finding a match
Tim Harford on kidney donation, charity-giving, Huntrodds' Day, ants and tiny countries.
The UK vs Mississippi
Is Britain really poorer than every US state, except for Mississippi?
Understanding the Scottish referendum polls
Tim Harford talks to YouGov and ICM about trying to gauge the political mood in Scotland.
Shakespeare v Rappers
Who has the biggest vocabulary - the Bard or today’s rap stars?
To ice or not to ice?
Should we be more choosy about who benefits when we do a viral charity challenge?
