Everything was created by numbers, weights and measures (Isaac Newton).
Never before have topics of all kinds generated so many divides, whether in the media, in political life, on social networks, or in our social and family relationships.
This proliferation of opinions and opposing views is reinforced by the exponential flow of information and by an increasingly complex world that lends itself to multiple interpretations.
Although figures are generally not sufficient to fully describe an issue, and although the choice of figures is itself a bias, they nonetheless help to objectify the analysis, broaden the perspective, and make comparisons.
NumOnly thus aims to translate information into digital language, without subjective or hazardous interpretation.
But if ” the figures do not lie, it sometimes happens that liars encrypt ” (Jacques Duhamel).
That is why the sources, always cited, are carefully selected on criteria of reliability and relevance.
These sources can come from:
- of public institutions, national or international,
- of non-profit organizations or associations,
- of general or specialized newspapers and magazines,
- national and international research and survey institutes,
- of experts producing reports and analyses,
- of encyclopaedic sites.
The reliability of the information is systematically verified through consistency checks and cross-verification across multiple sources
In case of doubt, the information is not published.
The topics covered are broad, ranging from the environment, societal issues, the internet world, science, economics, geopolitics, sports, opinion polls, and media.
Publications may:
- describe, through a few key figures, the stakes and scope of a given issue,
- present comparisons between regions or countries,
- highlight trends over time,
- refer to opinion surveys to measure societal developments,
- provide intrinsically numerical information: income, prices, indices, rates, and more.
Posts are always linked to a current issue or a recent publication.
Format :
There is no predefined format, but each article must be concise and clear. It must be read and understood in less than 3 to 4 minutes and of course, since we are at NumOnly, it must be based on immediately significant figures.
Don’t forget, NumOnly has the modest ambition of delivering to you, with synthesis, simplicity, and rationality, the state of the world!
