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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Sex Recession
Sat 11 May 2019
US and British surveys show people are having less sex than in the past.
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Sex, coal, missing people and mice
Fri 10 May 2019
Are we having less sex? And what happened to coal? (These items are unrelated.)
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Avengers - Should we reverse the snap?
Mon 6 May 2019
Exploring the economic impact of losing half the world’s population
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Avengers - Should we reverse the snap?
Sat 4 May 2019
Exploring the economic impact of losing half the world’s population
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Nurses, flatmates and cats
Fri 3 May 2019
We look into sobering statistics about nurses and some curious claims about house-sharing
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Bernie Sanders and the cost of having a baby
Mon 29 Apr 2019
Did Bernie Sanders get the cost of giving birth right?
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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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Hottest Easter, Insects, Scottish villages
Fri 26 Apr 2019
Should we be surprised Easter Monday was the hottest recorded?
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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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The economic impact of mega sporting events
Fri 19 Apr 2019
Major sports events and the benefits to the local economy.
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Where is Scotland’s highest village?
Mon 15 Apr 2019
A battle is brewing in the Southern Scottish uplands between two rival villages.
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Where is Scotland’s 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
Mon 8 Apr 2019
We examine the cancer-causing potential of the weed killer glyphosate
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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
Mon 1 Apr 2019
What a statistical analysis of chess moves can teach us about this ancient game.
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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?
Mon 25 Mar 2019
Is the West African king, Mansa Musa, the richest person who ever lived?
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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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Day light saving time and heart attacks
Mon 18 Mar 2019
Does the sudden loss of an hour of sleep raise the risk of having a heart attack?
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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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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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How To Make Your Art Work More Valuable
Fri 22 Feb 2019
Die, sell on a sunny day, place your work a third of the way through the auction.
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WS More or Less: When maths mistakes really matter
Mon 18 Feb 2019
Tim Harford talks to Matt Parker on how simple maths mistakes can cause big problems.
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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.
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Climate Change, Victorian Diseases, Alcohol
Fri 15 Feb 2019
Tim Harford on climate change, Victorian diseases, maths mistakes and alcohol consumption
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?
BBC Ideas discovers three easy ways to help make sense of statistics.
