More or Less Podcast
Tim Harford explains - and sometimes debunks - the numbers and statistics used in political debate, the news and everyday life
Episodes to download
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US election: facts or fiction
Sat 24 Oct 2020
Tim Harford hears about the sheer volume of false claims made in the campaign.
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Auction Theory - Paul Milgrom and Robert Wilson
Sat 17 Oct 2020
This year鈥檚 Nobel memorial prize winners for economics and their work on auction theory.
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Trump鈥檚 misleading 'fact' about the Covid-19 death count in the US
Sat 3 Oct 2020
We examine a suspect stat from the US and an eye-popping claim about volumising mascara.
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The magical maths of pool testing
Sat 19 Sep 2020
Could pool testing hold the key to ramping up Covid-19 testing?
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Sex workers in the 18th century and jellyfish
Sat 12 Sep 2020
Did one in five women in 18th century London made a living selling sex?
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Breast cancer screening
Sat 5 Sep 2020
Could screening for breast cancer from the age of 40 save lives?
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Is Trump right about blood plasma therapy?
Sat 29 Aug 2020
Is convalescent plasma therapy effective for treating Covid-19?
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Obesity and poker
Sat 22 Aug 2020
Tim Harford looks at Covid-19 and obesity. Plus, what poker teaches us about statistics.
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Belarus鈥� contested election
Sat 15 Aug 2020
Tim Harford looks at the numbers behind the widely questioned election result
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Melting Antarctic ice
Sat 8 Aug 2020
If all the ice in Antarctica melted, would global sea levels rise by 70 metres?
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Covid misconceptions and US deaths
Sat 18 Jul 2020
How many of us believe the myths about coronavirus?
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Sweden鈥檚 lockdown lite
Sat 11 Jul 2020
Sweden stayed open during the pandemic 鈥� how well did it work?
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Why Trump is wrong about the USA鈥檚 coronavirus case comeback
Sat 4 Jul 2020
The data behind the rise in coronavirus cases in the US
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A new Covid-19 drug and a second wave
Sat 27 Jun 2020
Tim Harford looks into why protests haven鈥檛 led to a spike in Covid-19 cases
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Who should be quarantined?
Sat 20 Jun 2020
Tim Harford finds out which countries have the highest rate of Covid-19 infection.
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Spanish coronavirus figures and pangolins
Sat 13 Jun 2020
Are pangolins the most trafficked animal in the world?
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Keep your distance
Sat 6 Jun 2020
Tim Harford examines how can we avoid infection spreading, while getting on with life.
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60 Harvests and statistically savvy parrots
Sat 23 May 2020
Can there really only be 60 harvests left in Earth's soil?
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Social distancing and government borrowing
Sat 16 May 2020
Where do the different social distancing measurements come from?
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Climate change and birdsong
Sat 2 May 2020
With factories closed and flights grounded, what impact will this have on climate change?
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Comparing countries' coronavirus performance
Sat 25 Apr 2020
Is it helpful to ask which countries are faring better in tackling the coronavirus?
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Superforecasting the Coronavirus
Sat 18 Apr 2020
Can professional predictors help us understand the course of the coronavirus pandemic?
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Should you wear a face mask?
Sat 11 Apr 2020
Tim Harford looks at the debate over making your own Covid-19 protection.
Unlock the history and truth behind the data with The OU
Explore how numbers shape, and sometimes mislead us, with The Open University.
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