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Why is it so hard to predict the outcome of competitions like the Premier League?
Football competitions are kicking off all around Europe in the coming days and weeks, including the world’s most watched division: The English Premier League. We might make our predictions on who we …
Published on 2 years, 4 months ago
Are the media exaggerating how hot it is in the Mediterranean?
Reports on heatwaves across the globe have dominated our newsfeeds over the last few weeks, with temperatures said to have soared over the 40C mark in many parts of Europe. But across social media, n…
Published on 2 years, 4 months ago
Data, extreme weather and climate change
Recent global headlines have been dominated by record temperatures across Europe, North America and parts of Asia. As extreme weather events have happened for decades, how are links to climate change…
Published on 2 years, 5 months ago
Ukraine war: A new way of calculating Russian deaths
Official information on the numbers of dead and injured in the Ukraine war has been in short supply. Little has come from either the Ukrainian or Russian sides, with estimates from western government…
Published on 2 years, 5 months ago
Are more adult nappies sold in Japan than baby ones?
Japan has one of the highest rates of life expectancy and one of the lowest birth rates. But does that mean that a widely circulated claim – that more nappies aimed at adults are sold in Japan than t…
Published on 2 years, 5 months ago
Does it take 10,000 litres of water to make a pair of jeans?
Various claims have been made about how much water is used in the production of a pair of jeans, that cornerstone of casual clothing. With growing worries over the environmental impact of denim produ…
Published on 2 years, 5 months ago
Immigration: A More or Less Special Programme
More than 1.2 million people came into the country to stay for more than 12 months in 2022. As only 560,000 left the country, this means net migration is at an all-time high. Both the Prime Minister …
Published on 2 years, 5 months ago
Will there be just 6 grandchildren for every 100 South Koreans?
An article on the UK’s Telegraph newspaper website claimed that there would be just 6 grandchildren for every 100 South Koreans today. We ask whether that figure is correct and look at why South Kore…
Published on 2 years, 5 months ago
Halving inflation, Scottish tidal power and have 1 in 3 women had an abortion?
One of Rishi Sunak's five priorities for 2023 is to halve inflation. Given prices are still rising, we discuss whether it's going be possible. Also does Scotland have more tidal power capacity than t…
Published on 2 years, 6 months ago
US National Debt: is $32 trillion a big number?
‘This episode was updated on 26th June to remove an error in how we quantified 32 trillion dollars’ The level of US government debt has just surpassed 32 trillion dollars. Negotiations over raisi…
Published on 2 years, 6 months ago