More or Less Episodes Episode guide
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The Tour de France
What is the best body type to win the Tour de France's yellow jersey?
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Golden Ticket
What are Charlie's odds of finding a golden ticket in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory?
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Will we Die Before our Parents?
Will the current generation have a shorter life span than their parents due to obesity?
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Is this the greatest World Cup ever?
We cast a sceptical eye over the statistics. Plus: are we seeing the death of tiki-taka?
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Money for Nothing?
When it comes to aid, what works best - providing goods, or handing over cash?
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Heads Or Tails?
What can we learn about happiness if people make key life decisions based on a coin toss?
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Spurious Correlations
Is the divorce rate in the US state of Maine linked to margarine consumption?
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The Piketty Affair
Did 鈥榬ock-star鈥� French economist Thomas Piketty get his numbers wrong?
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Risk Savvy
Gerd Gigerenzer on the famous probability puzzle involving goats and game shows
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Did Global Poverty Halve Overnight?
Does greater purchasing power in developing countries mean there are fewer poor people?
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Brazil鈥檚 Maths Superstar
Alex Bellos tells the surprising story of Brazil's favourite maths book.
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Did Sir Roger Bannister make the 鈥榠mpossible鈥� possible?
A mile in under four minutes. Did positive thinking propel dozens to do the same?
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Killed for Being Female?
Are there 100 million women missing from the world?
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Magic Numbers
Do you have a favourite number - one you think stands out from all the others?
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Nigeria - Rich or Poor?
How did Nigeria become the largest African economy overnight?
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Freedom in Numbers
How many people in the world live in freedom? First broadcast live on 01 April 2014.
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Freedom in Numbers
How many people in the world live in freedom?
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Is London France鈥檚 Sixth Largest City?
Are there really 300,000 French people in London?
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Missing Planes
Could Bayesian statistics help find Flight MH370?
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Mailbox Edition
Your questions 鈥� from the USA, Australia and the world
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Modern Slavery
Are there 21 million slaves in the world today?
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The 10,000 Hours Rule
Is it possible to become an expert on practice alone?
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Neknomination Outbreak
How quickly will the online global drinking craze Neknomination spread - and fizzle out?
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Love by Numbers
The maths behind modern matchmaking
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Rising Drug Overdose Deaths
Deaths from drug overdoses in the United States are on the rise 鈥� but why?
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Immigration
Tim Harford explores the economic benefits of immigration, plus wedding guest strategies.
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Alcohol and Cancer
Do two large glasses of wine triple the risk of mouth cancer?
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Could an Apple-a-day Reduce Illness?
A study has shown an apple-a-day will actually keep the doctors away but is it accurate?
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Counting the Dead in Iraq
How do you count those killed in war accurately?
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The Numbers of 2013 - Part Two
The most informative, interesting and idiosyncratic statistics of the year
