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WS More or Less: Just how lucky are regular lottery winners?
Are some people just very lucky? The maths suggest that is unlikely.
Published on 8 years ago
WS More or Less: How Rich was Jane Austen’s Mr Darcy?
What the Pride and Prejudice character would have earned in today’s money.
Published on 8 years, 1 month ago
How expensive is Italy's World Cup failure?
The Italians are calling it the apocalypse. Their team has failed to make it to the World Cup for the first time in 60 years. But it is about more than just national pride - there is a financial cost…
Published on 8 years, 1 month ago
WS More or Less: Why Albums are Getting Longer
Chris Brown’s latest album is stuffed with so many songs it runs at a sprawling two hours and twenty minutes. It’s only the latest in a string of lengthy album releases that includes artists like Dra…
Published on 8 years, 1 month ago
WS More or Less: Do Nigerian lawmakers get $1.7m and do Yams cause twins?
Finding out if Nigerian politicians really get paid more than the American President.
Published on 8 years, 1 month ago
WS More or Less: Novelists in numbers
Counting the favourite words of well-known authors: Stephen King, Hemingway and others
Published on 8 years, 2 months ago
WS More or Less: Are US millennials more politically engaged online?
Did the 2016 US election galvanise young people to become more engaged in politics?
Published on 8 years, 2 months ago
How Richard Thaler changed Economics
The behavioural economist who has inspired governments around the world.
Published on 8 years, 2 months ago
WS More or Less: Kilobyte to Brontobyte
Naming the monster numbers - how the names of digital storage files evolved.
Published on 8 years, 2 months ago
WS More or Less: Big polluters - ships versus cars
Do the largest ships emit as much pollution as all the cars in the world?
Published on 8 years, 2 months ago