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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WS More or Less: From the archives: Groundhogs and Kings
Mon 11 Feb 2019
Assessing the accuracy of a Groundhog; How many English people have right royal relatives?
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Hyperinflation in Venezuela
Sat 9 Feb 2019
Tim Harford on the astonishing speed of price rises in Venezuela; teenagers’ screen use
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Teen Suicide; Brexit Business Moves; Wood-Burner Pollution
Fri 8 Feb 2019
Tim Harford finds untrue a recent report that there is a 'suicidal generation' of teens.
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WS More or Less: You have 15,000 likes!
Mon 4 Feb 2019
A listener doubts her popularity on the dating app Tinder. We investigate the numbers.
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You Have 15,000 Likes!
Sat 2 Feb 2019
When listener Helen got 15,000 likes on Tinder she questioned the stats behind swiping
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Holocaust Deniers; Venezuelan Hyperinflation; Tinder Likes
Fri 1 Feb 2019
Tim Harford on Holocaust deniers; food prices in Venezuela, and dating app statistics
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WS More or Less: Is Suicide Seasonal?
Sat 26 Jan 2019
Tim Harford asks which times of the year are riskiest for suicide.
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Is Suicide Seasonal?
Sat 26 Jan 2019
Tim Harford asks which times of the year are riskiest for suicide.
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Domestic Violence, Jobs, Easter Snowfall
Fri 25 Jan 2019
Tim Harford on domestic violence, employment numbers, and the chance of a white Easter.
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WS More or Less: Close Encounters of a Planetary Kind
Sat 19 Jan 2019
Which planet is closest to Earth?
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Intersex Numbers, Fact-Checking Facebook, Jack Bogle
Fri 18 Jan 2019
Tim Harford asks whether 1.7% of people are intersex, and examines false claims about MPs
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The Mathematics of Fever
Sat 12 Jan 2019
We look at the numbers behind body temperature – what is normal?
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WS More or Less: The Mathematics of Fever
Sat 12 Jan 2019
We look at the numbers behind body temperature – what is normal?
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Sugar, Outdoors Play and Planets
Fri 11 Jan 2019
Tim Harford on sugar, train fares, children's outdoors play and Earth's closest neighbour
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Numbers of the Year Part Two
Sat 5 Jan 2019
Helena Merriman with numbers about water shortage, plastic recycling and American jobs
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WS More or Less: Numbers of the Year Part 2
Fri 4 Jan 2019
Helena Merriman with numbers about water shortage, plastic recycling and American jobs.
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WS More or Less: Mission Impossible - Quantifiying Santa
Sat 22 Dec 2018
What to look out for on Christmas Eve.
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Lennon or McCartney?
Sat 8 Dec 2018
How statistical modelling can work out which Beatle wrote which song
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WS More or Less: Sex and Heart Attacks
Fri 30 Nov 2018
Are women more likely to die from a heart attack than men?
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Are 90% of War Fatalities Civilians?
Sat 24 Nov 2018
Xavier Zapata examines what the data tells us about the deadly impact of war on civilians
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WS More or Less: Are 90% of War Fatalities Civilians?
Fri 23 Nov 2018
Xavier Zapata examines what the data tells us about the deadly impact of war on civilians
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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.
