China Stock Market Crash
The Chinese Market Crash in context. \nHow big is the market, how many investors does it have and does it tell us anything about the wider Chinese economy?
Eight Million Foreigners \nAre there really eight million foreigners in the UK?
What does 95% less harmful actually mean? \nE-cigarettes are 95% less harmful than ordinary cigarettes according to last week's report by Public Health England. But what does this mean? The number was arrived at using something called 'multi criteria decision analysis' so how does it work \u2013 we ask the man who brought it to the UK, Professor Larry Phillips.
Thinking Like an Engineer \nGuru Madhavan from America's National Academy of Scientists lifts the lid on how engineers think and argues that those making policy should ask engineers as well as economists about solving social problems.
Sprinters legs \nIt's may seem strange, but world class runners don't move their legs faster than average park runner. That's the claim anyway \u2013 is it true and if so what is it that means athletes like Usain Bolt and Justin Gatlin run so fast?