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Vaccine waning, hot dogs and Afghanistan
How worried should we be about antibodies? Plus food that shortens life.
The Bill for Afghanistan
Did the war in Afghanistan cost the US $2 trillion?
Covid, HGV driver shortages and protest costs
Has Brexit caused a fall in lorry drivers? Plus policing Extinction Rebellion
Reason, numbers and Mr Spock
What role do numbers play in helping us think more rationally?
The extraordinary life of Robert Moses
The life of mathematics educator and civil rights organiser, Dr Robert Moses
How good were the performances at the Tokyo Olympics?
What can the data tell us about the quality of the Covid hit games?
Jab fears explained: a base rate fallacy
Why increasing Covid infections amongst the vaccinated isn’t necessarily bad news
Breaking Climate Records
The odds and probability behind record-breaking temperatures
The Rise of Delta
Where’s this new Variant spreading and what can be done to stop it?
The Freedom Day Gamble
Tim Harford and the team try to work out how long Covid cases will continue to rise.