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Do half of new books really sell fewer than twelve copies?
We look into a claim that 50% of new books in the US sell just a handful of copies.
Ben Bernanke and the magic of banking
Tim Harford explains the work of this year’s Nobel Economics Prize winners
Catching chess cheats with data
A cheating scandal is rocking the world of chess - and data is at its heart
Nasa’s 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?
Ukraine’s progress in numbers
We ask how much progress Ukraine has really made in recapturing territory from Russia.
How bad is fashion for the environment?
Does fashion really account for 10% of greenhouse gas emissions?
Is a third of Pakistan really under water?
We investigate a widely reported claim as Pakistan deals with devastating flooding
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
Kenya’s Election Rounding Error
Official figures didn’t add up - but due to rounding, not fraud
The numbers behind 'natural' birth control
We examine online claims about the effectiveness of “natural” birth control methods
