More or Less: Behind the Stats Podcast
Tim Harford and the More or Less team try to make sense of the statistics which surround us. From 蜜芽传媒 Radio 4
Episodes to download
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WS More or Less: Wedding gift economics
Fri 16 Sep 2016
How much should spend when a couple get married?
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WS More or Less: Drug deaths in the Philippines
Fri 9 Sep 2016
How many people have died during President Duterte鈥檚 drug crackdown?
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WS More or Less: Menstrual Syncing
Mon 5 Sep 2016
Do women鈥檚 periods start to synchronise if they spend time together?
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Death Penalty abolition
Tue 30 Aug 2016
The story behind the countries that have not executed anyone for 10 years
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WS More or Less: Counting Terror Deaths
Mon 22 Aug 2016
Has 2016 been a particularly bad year for terrorism in Europe?
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WS More or Less: Swimming World Records
Mon 15 Aug 2016
Why are swimming world records frequently being broken?
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WS More or Less: Predicting Olympic Medals
Mon 8 Aug 2016
What makes a country successful at winning gold, silver and bronze?
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WS More or Less: Odd Socks and Algorithms
Fri 29 Jul 2016
How can the techniques of computer science help us in everyday life?
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The Supermarket Effect
Fri 29 Jul 2016
Tim Harford returns with Brexit, Trumpton, the Antiques Roadshow and some good news.
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WS More or Less: Ireland鈥檚 Shock GDP figures
Fri 22 Jul 2016
Does Ireland have the fastest growing economy in the world?
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WS More or Less: Violence, shootings and the police in the US
Fri 15 Jul 2016
Tim Harford investigates the numbers surrounding police shootings in the USA.
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WS More or Less: Sleeping: the 8-hour myth
Fri 8 Jul 2016
Could having a lie-in lead to an early death?
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WS More or Less: Brexit Economics
Fri 24 Jun 2016
What will happen to trade and business in the UK after leaving the EU?
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WS More or Less: When Companies Track Your Life
Fri 17 Jun 2016
How are companies using our personal data?
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The Referendum by Numbers: Trade
Fri 17 Jun 2016
Tim Harford asks if the UK would be better off in or out of the EU when it comes to trade
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The Referendum by Numbers: Regulation
Thu 16 Jun 2016
Tim Harford on how much red tape from the EU costs and what might happen if the UK leaves
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The Referendum by Numbers: Law
Wed 15 Jun 2016
Tim Harford looks at how much of Britain's law comes from the EU.
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The Referendum by Numbers: Immigration
Tue 14 Jun 2016
Tim Harford on costs and benefits of EU migrants and what might happen if Britain left.
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The Referendum by Numbers: The Cost of EU Membership
Mon 13 Jun 2016
Tim Harford asks how much would be saved and what would be lost if Britain left the EU?
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WS More or Less: Refugee Camp Statistics
Fri 27 May 2016
Is it true that the average stay in a refugee camp is 17 years?
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WS More or Less: The World's Most Profitable Product
Fri 20 May 2016
Is the iPhone the most profitable product in history? What are the other contenders?
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WS More or Less: The world鈥檚 most diverse city
Fri 13 May 2016
Is it true that London is the most diverse city in the world?
