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Amelia Hoover Green, Dara Cohen, and Phyllis Kimba debunk Liberia's rape statistic, revealing the myths and misleading statistics propagated. They discuss the limitations of a study on rape statistics, consequences of inaccurate numbers, and challenges in measuring sexual violence rates accurately.

Exploring US election demographics and the Electoral College, dissecting the stray cat population in the UK, unraveling the puzzle world of Hubert Phillips, and discussing global literacy gains

Exploring the global spending on ice cream versus humanitarian aid, debunking misconceptions about aid budgets, uncovering exaggerated immigration figures in political discourse, and emphasizing the importance of fact-checking statistical claims.

Fact-checking Trump's statistical claims, debunking exaggerations on immigration and murder rates. Exploring gerrymandering in politics and global wildlife decline. Analyzing gender representation in parliaments and deadly realities of cocaine trafficking in Colombia.

Are girls under 15 really getting married every 7 seconds? The podcast discusses child marriage statistics worldwide, highlighting alarming numbers from countries like the Central African Republic and Chad. They also delve into the dangers of opaque algorithms and hidden customer scoring systems used by companies, emphasizing the need for change and transparency.

Explore the tumultuous journey of Pablo Escobar, uncovering the human toll of cocaine production in the 1990s, analyzing estimates of deaths from cocaine production, and debunking misconceptions about Colombia's violent history.

Exploration of controversial use of Compass Assessment in criminal justice system. Highlighting racial biases in risk assessment algorithms. Debating algorithm bias in criminal justice.

Bjorn Lomborg criticizes the UN's Sustainable Development Goals, arguing 17 goals and 169 targets are too broad. The podcast explores the feasibility of the goals, challenges in education targets, optimizing efforts, and the relationship between aid money and achieving the goals.

Exploring the divided polling results on who won the US Presidential Debate between Clinton and Trump. Highlighting the importance of representative sampling in polls and the susceptibility of online polls to manipulation. Contrasting the accuracy of historical election predictions with the influence of sample selection on media outlet polls.

This week Donald Trump claimed that there are some inner city areas in the US which are suffering from the worst crime rates ever. They are so dangerous, he says, that Afghanistan is safer than many of these areas. But could this be true? We take a look at crime in the US and assess whether you can compare it to a conflict zone such as Afghanistan. (Image: Chicago - Neighbourhood residents watch as police investigate a homicide scene. Credit: Scott Olson/Getty Images)