Numbers in Ukraine and low seas in Chagos

More or Less: Behind the Stats

English - March 06, 2022 15:00 - 8 minutes - 8.21 MB - ★★★★★ - 740 ratings
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Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, we take a look at some of the numbers coming out of the conflict and ask how to know which information you can trust during a war. We also investigate the perplexing claim that the seas around the Chagos Islands are 100m lower than the seas around the rest of the world.