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14/06/2025 GMT
Tim Harford explains the numbers and statistics in the news and in life.
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07/06/2025 GMT
Tim Harford explains the numbers and statistics in the news and in life.
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Tim Harford explains the numbers and statistics in the news and in life.
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More or Less
Tim Harford explains the numbers and statistics in the news and in life.
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Tim Harford explains the numbers and statistics in the news and in life.
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Warren Buffett鈥檚 brilliant bets
How retiring Berkshire Hathaway boss Warren Buffett made his money and made a point
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Donald Trump: 100 days fact-check
Working out the reality behind President Trump鈥檚 claims on immigration, fentanyl and eggs
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Are 80% of women really only attracted to 20% of men?
Dispelling an incel myth that featured in the Netflix drama Adolescence
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The pioneers of proof
Professor Adam Kucharski on his new book, Proof: The Uncertain Science of Certainty
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How much is a human life worth?
The Price of Life author Jenny Kleeman on the cost of making and taking a life
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Trump tariffs: All about the deficits
Explaining the maths and economics of the US 鈥楲iberation Day鈥� tariffs
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What鈥檚 Trump鈥檚 problem with Canada?
Does the US subsidise Canada $200 billion a year and why does Trump call them nasty?
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What are the chances of an asteroid hitting earth in 2032?
Why the likelihood of planetary impact changed as asteroid 2024 YR4 approached.
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What is an IQ map and can we trust them?
We investigate maps that suggest extremely low average IQs in developing countries
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Is there really $500bn of Rare Earths in Ukraine?
Trump wants access to Ukraine鈥檚 Rare Earth deposits.
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Has the US really given Ukraine more aid than Europe?
Donald Trump says the US has given Ukraine more aid than Europe - what does the data say?
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Are 150 year olds getting social security payments?
Is this 鈥榯he biggest fraud in the whole of history'?
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Has the US sent $50 million worth of condoms to Gaza?
Are Hamas bombing Israel with condoms sent by the US?
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Are black babies in the US really more likely to die under the care of white doctors?
How baby mortality statistics gave a misleading impression about racism in healthcare
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Are quantum computers already super-powerful?
We investigate what a big claim about the speed of a quantum chip really means.
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Did Trump make billions with his meme-coin?
We investigate if the US president鈥檚 crypto is really worth tens of billions of dollars.
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Can redheads handle 25% more pain than brunettes?
We investigate if people with red hair have a hidden pain-blocking superpower
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Do 79% of Swedish asylum seekers go on holiday to the country they fled from?
We investigate a refugee claim that is often being taken out of context.
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Numbers of the year: Part two
Our listeners' favourite numbers of 2024
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Numbers of the year 2024
We ask experts about their favourite stats from 2024.
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Did Mussolini make the trains run on time?
Fact checking the fascist regime.
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How many Americans live 鈥榩aycheck to paycheck鈥�?
How many Americans live 鈥榩aycheck to paycheck鈥�?
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Did one in 10 Greeks die in World War Two?
We investigate if 10 percent of the Greek population died during the second world war
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Can Elon Musk save the US Government $2 trillion?
We look at whether DOGE can successfully balance the US budget.
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Do fossil fuels get $7 trillion in subsidies?
We investigate a huge estimate for how much governments pay to support coal, gas and oil
