More or Less Episodes Episode guide
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When maths mistakes really matter
Tim Harford talks to Matt Parker about how simple maths mistakes can cause big problems.
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Hyperinflation in Venezuela
Tim Harford on the astonishing speed of price rises in Venezuela; teenagers鈥� screen use
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You Have 15,000 Likes!
When listener Helen got 15,000 likes on Tinder she questioned the stats behind swiping
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Is Suicide Seasonal?
Tim Harford asks which times of the year are riskiest for suicide.
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Close Encounters of a Planetary Kind
Which planet is closest to Earth?
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The Mathematics of Fever
We look at the numbers behind body temperature 鈥� what is normal?
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Numbers of the Year Part Two
Helena Merriman with numbers about water shortage, plastic recycling and American jobs
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Numbers of the Year Part One
The numbers that made 2018
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Mission: Impossible - Quantifying Santa
What to look out for on Christmas Eve
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Dam Lies and Statistics
Are mega-dams really sustainable?
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Lennon or McCartney?
How statistical modelling can work out which Beatle wrote which song
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Sex and Heart Attacks
Are women more likely to die from a heart attack than men?
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Are 90% of War Fatalities Civilians?
Xavier Zapata examines what the data tells us about the deadly impact of war on civilians
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When鈥檚 a Kilogram Not a Kilogram?
Updating the kilogram.
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Do Assassinations Work?
How likely are assassination attempts on heads of state to succeed?
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Timing a Tsunami
How fast do Tsunamis travel?
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Vaccines: The Importance of The Herd and Social Media
What proportion of a population needs to be vaccinated to stop a disease spreading?
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Foreign Aid: Who鈥檚 The Most Generous?
In foreign aid terms what鈥檚 the best way of measuring how generous a country is?
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Paul Romer and William Nordhaus鈥� Big Ideas
The economists tackling climate change and growth
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Why are Lesbians More Likely to Divorce than Gay Men?
Tim Harford talks to economist Marina Adshade about same-sex divorce statistics.
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Surviving the Battle of Britain
Were Spitfire pilots killed after an average of four weeks in the World War Two battle?
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Trump and the Puerto Rico Death Toll
How can we calculate excess mortality after a natural disaster?
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DNA: Are you more Chimp or Neanderthal?
Is our DNA more chimp or Neanderthal?
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The safest car in the world?
A listener asks whether his Volvo is the safest car on the road
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How well do you understand your world?
Tim Harford talks to Bobby Duffy about why we are often wrong about a lot of basic facts
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Automated Fact-checking
Computer programmes are being developed to combat fake news.
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Are Wildfires Really Burning More Land?
Are Wildfires in the United States and Southern Europe burning more land than before?
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Numbers Behind a Tweetstorm
How do you get a hashtag to trend around the world?
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Carbs, Sugar and the Truth
Does a baked potato contain the equivalent of 19 cubes of sugar?
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Getting Creative with Statistics
How big are your testicles and what does that mean?
