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The Seaspiracy “virtually empty ocean” claim
Why it’s unlikely our oceans will be virtually empty by 2048.
Wales jab success, Eurovision and living with your parents
How to vaccinate a country quickly, plus the UK’s singing contest woes.
The medical trial that proved Trump wrong
The Recovery Trial identified drugs that did and did not help save lives.
Explaining maths without Numbers
Tim Harford speaks to mathematician Milo Beckman about the beauty of maths.
Finding Mexico City’s real death toll
How two amateur data detectives revealed the pandemic’s impact.
Bayes: the clergyman whose maths changed the world
How an obscure theory came into fashion.
Will 2021 have more Covid deaths than 2020?
We ask if this year’s global death toll will surpass 1.8 million.
How many swimming pools full of vaccine do we need?
Adding together the doses for everyone on the planet.
Clot risks: The Pill versus the vaccine
AstraZeneca’s clot controversy turns attention on the contraceptive pill.
Too fast for Minecraft?
Gamers raise suspicions over speed run times - are they right?