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Pakistan flooding, UK power prices and Boris’s broadband claim
The scale of the disaster is huge, but is a third of Pakistan really under water?
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
Energy prices, excess deaths and the race to count to 200
Is there an easy way to cut soaring energy bills?
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
Is opinion polling broken?
Following some high profile slip-ups in recent US elections, is opinion polling broken?
Debunking the Liverpool FC Conspiracy Theory
We debunk spurious rumours that Liverpool FC use asthma medication to enhance performance
How our world measures up
From ancient tally bones to a jar of peanut butter, a look at the history of measurement
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.
Is Uganda about to become a middle income country?
We assess President Museveni’s claim that Uganda is nearing a higher economic status.
