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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Are more men dying from coronavirus?
Sat 4 Apr 2020
Tim Harford and Ruth Alexander examine the statistics around the world.
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Covid-19: The risks
Sat 28 Mar 2020
Professor Sir David Spiegelhalter puts the risks of Covid-19 into perspective
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Mitigation or suppression: What鈥檚 best to tackle coronavirus?
Sat 21 Mar 2020
How statistical modelling can help us respond to the Coronavirus pandemic
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The mystery of Iran鈥檚 coronavirus numbers
Sat 14 Mar 2020
Does Iran have a lot more covid-19 cases that its figures suggest?
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How much heat do you lose from your head?
Sat 7 Mar 2020
Is it true that 40% of your body's heat loss comes from your head?
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Netflix v the environment
Sat 29 Feb 2020
Does watching 30 minutes of Netflix have the same carbon footprint as driving four miles?
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How fast are alligators and hippos?
Sat 8 Feb 2020
Can alligators run at 50kmph? Join us in clocking alligators鈥� gaits
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C-sections and sharks
Sat 4 Jan 2020
Hospital births in China and whether it鈥檚 true 50% are delivered by caesarean section
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Presidential candidates and dementia
Sat 28 Dec 2019
The health risks some of the frontrunners in the US presidential race face.
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Tree planting pledges
Sat 7 Dec 2019
Are the tree planting initiatives proposed by different UK political parties achievable?
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Bolivia: Can statistics help detect electoral fraud?
Sat 16 Nov 2019
We look at the numbers and statistics from Bolivia鈥檚 disputed presidential election
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Reducing your risk of death
Sat 9 Nov 2019
Can running and owning a dog reduce your risk of an early death?
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Unbelievable: The forgotten rape data
Sat 2 Nov 2019
How shelved data from rape cases in America is helping the police catch criminals now.
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Edith Abbott and crime statistics
Sat 26 Oct 2019
Social worker and economist Edith Abbott and her contribution to crime statistics.
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Esther Duflo and women in economics
Sat 19 Oct 2019
Discussing Esther Duflo, Abhijit Banjeree and Michael Kremer鈥檚 Nobel Prize in Economics.
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Aid to Ukraine and being struck by lightning
Sat 12 Oct 2019
Dissecting President Trump鈥檚 aid to Ukraine claims.
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Does San Francisco have more rough sleepers than Britain?
Sat 5 Oct 2019
Is it true that there are more rough sleepers in San Francisco than in Britain?
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Who fought in World War One and the American Civil War?
Sat 28 Sep 2019
Were a third of those that fought for Britain in WW1 black or Asian?
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Peaty v Bolt: Which is the greatest world record?
Sat 21 Sep 2019
Using statistics to compare world records in athletics and swimming
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Cape Town murders
Sat 14 Sep 2019
Are eight people a day murdered in Cape Town and is that number unusually high?
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