Stats in a Wrap
The Eurostat podcast series “Stats in a Wrap” looks at the world through the eyes of statistics. Its aim is to pick the most delicious morsels and striking flavours to provide insights into the unexpected, the quirky and downright peculiar perspectives that only the numbers can reveal. For more information: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/main/news/podcasts
Episodes
How do we travel in a world changed by Covid?
The pilot episode raises the question how COVID has changed our travelling habits which the host of the series, Jonathan Elliot, explores together with the Eurostat expert Christophe Demunter as well as Ulf Sonntag from the NIT.
How do we manage waste in the EU?
In the second episode, Oscar Gomez from Eurostat and Ioannis Bakas, an expert from the European Environment Agency talk with Jonathan Elliott about waste to figure out what's really going on when it comes to recycling our waste in Europe.
How has the pandemic affected youth employment?
In the third episode, Anna Martino from Eurostat and Niall O’Higgins, an expert from the International Labour Organisation, talk with Jonathan Elliott about how the COVID pandemic affected the employment of young people in Europe.
What is inflation and how is it calculated?
In the fourth episode, Paul Konijn from Eurostat and Prof Ludwig von Auer from the University of Trier talk with Jonathan Elliott about what exactly is inflation, how do we calculate it and how do countries respond to it.
European Statistics Competition in a wrap
In the fifth episode, Tim Allen from Eurostat, Glen Campbell from the Publications Office and Joanna Karlowska-Pik, a professor from Poland, talk with Jonathan Elliott about how secondary-school students can participate in the European Statistics Competition, the criteria for creating a successful video and what challenges the creators face. Jonathan also speaks to the winning teams from Slovenia,
How much energy does Europe get from renewables?
In the sixth episode, Madeleine Mahovsky from Eurostat and Julian Prime from the International Energy Agency talk with Jonathan Elliott about how the renewable energy is doing in Europe and the EU’s ambition to become the world’s first carbon-neutral economy.
How are European statistics made?
The podcast series “Stats in a Wrap” intends to attract a wide European audience of podcast fans who are interested to be informed and entertained by the world of statistics. In this episode we talk about the work of the statisticians and data scientists at Eurostat and their jobs and how they master and harmonize all the data from 27 EU Member States before they got presented to policymakers, aca
How does your region compare to others?
The podcast series “Stats in a Wrap” intends to attract a wide European audience of podcast fans who are interested to be informed and entertained by the world of statistics. In this episode we talk about the zoomed-in world of regional data which give a fascinating insight to the lives of 447 million people in the EU. These range from life expectancy to employment, from broadband speeds to transp
What does Agricultural census tell us about European farms?
The podcast series “Stats in a Wrap” intends to attract a wide European audience of podcast fans who are interested to be informed and entertained by the world of statistics. In this episode, we talk about the EU's 2020 Agricultural Census, a survey so big it can only happen every 10 years. It involves quizzing 9 million farmers and this time it had to be done in the middle of a pandemic. Hele
What are experimental statistics?
The podcast series “Stats in a Wrap” intends to attract a wide European audience of podcast fans who are interested to be informed and entertained by the world of statistics. In this episode, we talk about experimental statistics - statistics that use innovative approaches or technologies for data collection. They bring more timeliness to our data collections, but what are the challenges we face w
How do people and companies in Europe use the internet and digital technologies?
The podcast series “Stats in a Wrap” intends to attract a wide European audience of podcast fans who are interested to be informed and entertained by the world of statistics. In this episode we talk about what Eurostat has discovered about our constantly changing relationship with communication technology, the internet, web, phones, tablets, and computers. The EU is determined to raise the level o
How does the EU cooperate with its neighbours and enlargement countries in the field of statistics?
The podcast series 'Stats in a Wrap' intends to attract a wide European audience of podcast fans who wish to be informed and entertained by the world of statistics.
In this episode we talk about European neighbourhood and EU enlargement countries. A country who wants to join the EU must show it can meet a lot of criteria. It must also prove its excellence in one of the key areas – statist
What does quality mean for statistics?
In this episode we talk about quality. Easy to spot in everyday things like food and clothing. But how about statistics? Eurostat has a team dedicated to this topic, and we'll hear how Eurostat with its European Statistics Code of Practice has set the standards for the entire European Statistical System, and how they monitor and implement it.
How to promote statistical literacy?
In this episode we talk about statistical literacy and how the EU's young people are learning to love and understand stats as never before. We will also find out how experts help us decode and understand the numbers and how to teach statistics to help children develop a critical thinking.
Key figures on Europe
In this episode we talk about the ‘Key figures on Europe 2023’ publica-tion. An emblem of the shifting trends in how we view stats at different times. What's key this year, and what was key last year? What does that tell us about our evolving attitudes to the statistics that surround us?
How do we show data on maps? (Part I)
In this episode we talk about statistics and maps - the things we navigate when we drive and carry in our pockets on our phones. Maps are powerful tools for data visualization, particularly in statistics, and they can translate immensely complex numerical data into strikingly clear visualizations to give us an instantly understandable snapshot.
How do we show data on maps? (Part II)
In this episode we talk about statistics and maps - the things we navigate when we drive and carry in our pockets on our phones. Maps are powerful tools for data visualization, particularly in statistics, and they can translate immensely complex numerical data into strikingly clear visualizations to give us an instantly understandable snapshot.
Fact-checking and trust in times of fake news
In this episode we are in political mood and contemplating the meaning of truth. We talk about the world of political misinformation, news reporting, fact-checking and building trust in data.
Innovative approaches in statistics – Part I: Inventiveness and AI
In this episode we are talking about innovation, showcasing different aspects of inventiveness behind the scenes of the ESS innovation agenda. We will show how producing stats is being helped by technology, especially artificial intelligence.
Innovative approaches in statistics – Part 2: Chatbots and other AI usage.
In this episode we are talking about innovation, showcasing different ways of using artificial intelligence. We will learn how Norwegian statisticians and the public will soon get useful information easily and quickly with the help of chatbots.
How do people use Eurostat data and products in their daily work?
In this episode we are talking about how people use Eurostat data and products in their daily work, and statistics can be made more engaging by complementing it with timely, granular data sources.
Laia Guinovart from the Eurostat user support team, Tatjana von Bonkewitz, a teacher in Luxembourg, Sérgio Guerreiro from Turis-mo de Portugal, and Patrick van Egmond from Lux Mobility discuss this topic
Gender-based violence statistics and its challenges
In this episode, Jonathan Elliott discusses with European experts the EU gender-based violence survey, a major project to assess the prevalence and nature of this hidden crime. The experts will shed light on the legal background and definitions, the challenges of data collection, and on the importance of raising public awareness to effectively tackle gender-based violence.
Rural Europe – a bucolic idyll or forgotten lands?
The podcast series 'Stats in a Wrap' intends to attract a wide European audience of podcast fans who wish to be informed and entertained by the world of statistics.
In this episode we are talking about living in the EU’s countryside. Rural areas are often misunderstood. For some, they're romantic havens from the stress of city life. For others, they're tough places to get work, he
How does the European Statistics Competition empower young thinkers?
In this episode we are talking about the European Statistics Competition (ESC). We will explore how it helps young people develop statistical liter-acy through exciting video projects, and how it teaches them critical thinking and data interpretation skills in a funny way, relevant to their lives.
Speakers in this episode are Ioannis Xirouchakis from the Dissemination and User Support unit at Euro
What makes population statistics unique?
In this episode we are talking about population statistics. We show how they can provide crucial insights into society and help govern-ments plan infrastructure and services. Experts from Eurostat and UNECE discuss data collection methods, privacy concerns, and the importance of understanding demographic trends through the cen-sus and administrative data.
In a conversation with Jonathan Elliott on
Looking at data on women in research and innovation
In this episode we examine gender disparities in research and inno-vation, highlighting challenges women face in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) careers, including low repre-sentation in patents, leadership roles, and persistent pay gaps across the European Union.4 experts from different domains will discuss with Jonathan Elliott why careers in science and innovation still
Collaboration with universities and statistical innovation
In this episode we explore innovation in official statistics, discussing how Eurostat, national statistical institutes, and universities collaborate to modernise data collection, protect privacy, and use new technologies like microdata, AI and smartphones.
Aleksandra Bujnowska, statistical officer at Eurostat, Sofia Rodrigues, Head of Unit at Statistics Portugal, and Peter Lugtig, professor at Utr
Young people on today’s labour market
In this episode we're going to go behind the statistics to understand how Europe measures youth labour market participation and what challeng-es statisticians face in painting an accurate picture. We will also find out how it feels today for young people to enter the world of work that has significantly changed in recent years.Speakers in this episode are Riccardo Gatto, statistical officer in
Glossary for transport statistics: the making of a new edition
In this episode we're going to discuss the importance of precise definitions in transport statistics. We will explore Eurostat's collaboration with the UN, the OECD and the UIC on updating the transport statistics glossary.The speakers are: Stefanie Hille from Eurostat, Francesco Dionori from UNECE, Rachele Poggi from the International Transport Forum, and Alice Favre from the Internationa
Web Intelligence Hub: getting information from the web through machine learning and AI
In this episode we're going to discuss how statisticians are using artificial intelligence to read millions and millions of job advertisements in the EU, so they can build a picture of employment that would have been unthinkable just a few years ago.The speakers are: Fernando Reis and Mátyás Mészáros from Eurostat’s Innovation and Digital Transformation unit; Vladimir Kvetan, skills and labour
The fine art of measuring the EU’s hazardous chemicals
In this episode, we're going to find out how the EU's statistics community is measuring the almost unmeasurable complex world of hazardous chem-icals.The speakers are: Jan Oltmanns, a scientist at FoBiG, a German research and advisory institute for hazardous substances; Carla Teixeira, statistical lead officer at Eurostat dealing with data on chemicals; and Aleksandra Małyska, policy offic
The health workforce crisis in Europe and the data behind it
This episode is all about the healthcare workers who keep Europe's health systems on their feet, and the data that is revealing a crisis. Europe has more doctors and nurses per head of population than anywhere else on Earth, and yet, across the continent, health systems are under strain: overwhelmed, understaffed, and increasingly anxious about the future.
The speakers are: Tomas Zapata from
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