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Poker player and polling analyst Nate Silver on his new book

We look at Donald Trump’s claim that tariffs are a tax on other countries

We investigate the collapse in the Caribbean island’s population.

We look at whether humans really ingest five grams of microplastic on a weekly basis

We investigate claims mark-ups are larger than ever

Jordan Peterson says Earth has greened by 20% in 20 years. Is he right?

Languages are disappearing. We investigate claims of how often this happens

We unpick the idea that women outnumber men by 14 to 1 as casualties of natural disasters

Exploring the link between bumpy flights and climate change.

How Federer became the best in the world winning just over half the points he played

Tim Harford interviews Matt Parker on his latest book ‘Love Triangle’

We investigate changes to the way the US gathers their maternal mortality statistics

We investigate the money made by an international cybercrime operations.

Author Rob Eastaway on the numbers in Shakespeare’s writing

Investigating how many deaths are caused by mistakes by doctors and nurses

Changing India in numbers: what type of country will the next administration lead?

Investigating research which suggested time restricted eating increased the risk of death

Investigating the relationship between matrimony and melancholy.

What research says about the connection between reading and success in later life.

How problems with opt-in polling can lead to controversial headlines

What falling inflation means for Milei’s austerity plan and economic “shock” measures

Investigating claims that the Cass Review ignored 98% of valuable evidence

Is the physics in Netflix's new show accurate?

The connection between being alone and an early death

Tim Harford on the great social scientist, who has died at the age of 90

Arctic ice has been in long decline. Do recent fluctuations change the story?

We investigate how much the Russian state is spending on the war in Ukraine

Tim Harford investigates the claim that public speaking is people’s number one fear.

Is it really true that in extremely long races, women run faster than men?

How much does a man’s height affect his chances of becoming an NBA basketball player?