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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Deforestation in Brazil
Sat 7 Sep 2019
Has it increased significantly since President Bolsonaro took office in January?
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Ethiopia鈥檚 350m trees in a day
Sat 24 Aug 2019
Were millions of trees planted in just one day in Ethiopia?
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Mice and mind blowing maths
Sat 17 Aug 2019
Re-inserting a caveat and discussing a really cool numbers trick.
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Immigrant crime rates in the US
Sat 10 Aug 2019
Do immigrants commit more crime than native-born Americans in the United States?
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The spread of fact-checking in Africa
Sat 3 Aug 2019
With misinformation so easy to spread, how can it be stopped or challenged?
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Pregnancy prohibitions 鈥� the evidence
Sat 27 Jul 2019
Taking a statistical look at what expectant mothers should avoid
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Zimbabwe鈥檚 economy: Are sanctions to blame?
Sat 13 Jul 2019
We look at politicians鈥� claims that sanctions are to blame for Zimbabwe鈥檚 difficulties.
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Is nuclear power actually safer than you think?
Sat 6 Jul 2019
We compare how deadly different forms of power generation are.
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Questioning the Chernobyl disaster death count
Sat 29 Jun 2019
We fact check the recent TV drama Chernobyl
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Are married women flipping miserable?
Sat 22 Jun 2019
Questioning the claim that unmarried women without children are the happiest
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Dealing with the numbers of cancer
Sat 15 Jun 2019
How one woman used statistics to help cope with cancer
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The things we fail to see
Sat 8 Jun 2019
The hidden influences that make a big difference to the way the world works
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Volcanoes versus humans
Sat 1 Jun 2019
Does Mount Etna produce more carbon emissions than humans? We check the numbers.
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Florence Nightingale 鈥� recognising the nurse statistician
Sat 25 May 2019
How collecting data about the dead led the famous nurse to promote better sanitation.
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Making music out of money
Sat 18 May 2019
A musical interpretation of a chart depicting the yield-curve of American bonds.
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Sex Recession
Sat 11 May 2019
US and British surveys show people are having less sex than in the past.
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Avengers - Should we reverse the snap?
Sat 4 May 2019
Exploring the economic impact of losing half the world鈥檚 population
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Bernie Sanders and the cost of having a baby
Sat 27 Apr 2019
Did Bernie Sanders get the cost of giving birth right?
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The economic impact of mega sporting events
Sat 20 Apr 2019
Major sports events and the benefits to the local economy.
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Where is Scotland鈥檚 highest village?
Sat 13 Apr 2019
A battle is brewing in the Southern Scottish uplands between two rival villages.
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Rounding up the weed killer cancer conundrum
Sat 6 Apr 2019
We examine the cancer-causing potential of the weed killer glyphosate
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Chess cheats and the GOAT
Sat 30 Mar 2019
What a statistical analysis of chess moves can teach us about this ancient game.
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Is Mansa Musa the richest person of all time?
Sat 23 Mar 2019
Is the West African king, Mansa Musa, the richest person who ever lived?
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Daylight saving time and heart attacks
Sat 16 Mar 2019
Does the sudden loss of an hour of sleep raise the risk of having a heart attack?
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The gender gap in tech
Sat 9 Mar 2019
Are women really less likely than men to be hired for jobs in tech?
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How to make your artwork more valuable
Sat 23 Feb 2019
Six top tips on how to get the best price for your art
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When maths mistakes really matter
Sat 16 Feb 2019
Tim Harford talks to Matt Parker about how simple maths mistakes can cause big problems.
Unlock the history and truth behind the data with The OU
Explore how numbers shape, and sometimes mislead us, with The Open University.
When can you trust statistics?
91福利社 Ideas discovers three easy ways to help make sense of statistics.
