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 ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
Episodes to download
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The Hawthorne Effect
Sat 12 Oct 2013
Tim Harford tells the story of the Hawthorne Experiments, one of the most famous of...
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WS MoreOrLess: Mosquitoes and elephants
Sat 5 Oct 2013
Has the mosquito killed half the people who have ever lived? Tim Harford assesses the...
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Underage drinking
Fri 4 Oct 2013
Are hundreds of young children visiting A&E because of alcohol? Plus, an update on the...
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WS MoreOrLess: Population explosion?
Sat 28 Sep 2013
"We just shut our eyes to the fact that the world's population is increasing out of...
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NHS hospital deaths
Fri 27 Sep 2013
Tim Harford examines the claim that NHS hospital patients are 45% more likely to die...
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Formula 1 racing risk
Sat 21 Sep 2013
'I accept every time I get in my car, there's a 20% chance I could die'.
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Do free school meals work?
Fri 20 Sep 2013
All pupils at infant schools in England are to get free school lunches from next but I...
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Sexual violence statistics in Asia
Sat 14 Sep 2013
Almost a quarter of men in some Asian countries admit rape, it has been reported.
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Fertility: when is too late?
Fri 13 Sep 2013
Psychologist Jean Twenge argues that women in their late thirties shouldn’t be as of...
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The death toll in Syria
Sat 7 Sep 2013
As global leaders remain divided on whether to carry out a military strike against in...
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The Death Toll in Syria
Fri 6 Sep 2013
Tim Harford looks at the different claims made about how many people have been killed...
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Counting climate migrants
Sat 31 Aug 2013
Is it true that environmental problems will create 200 million migrants? Some and warn...
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What price the life of a badger?
Fri 30 Aug 2013
Has the government taken into account the worth of a badger's life in any cost-benefit...
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Is coffee bad for you?
Sat 24 Aug 2013
People who drink more than 4 cups of coffee increase their chances of dying by 50%, it...
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The magic of maths
Sat 17 Aug 2013
Tim Harford speaks to Persi Diaconis, top professor of maths and statistics and...
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Where could we fit the entire world’s population?
Sat 10 Aug 2013
If all the world’s population crowded together, where could we all fit? London? More...
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What is the most visited country in the world?
Sat 3 Aug 2013
This week we find out what the most visited country in the world is and ask why they...
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Chris Froome's Tour de France victory
Sat 27 Jul 2013
The winner of this year's Tour de France, British rider Chris Froome, faced numerous...
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Egypt: Biggest protest in history?
Sat 13 Jul 2013
It’s claimed that Egyptians have taken part in the biggest uprising the world has...
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Sex and the world wide web
Sat 6 Jul 2013
The world of porn is often exaggerated but does it really make up 37% of the web? And...
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How long will you live?
Sat 29 Jun 2013
Life expectancy at birth around the world has increased by six years in the past two...
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Will 40% of the world's workforce really be in Africa by 2050?
Sat 22 Jun 2013
Ruth Alexander examines US Secretary of State, John Kerry’s claim that 40% of the be...
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Is a child dying of hunger every 15 seconds?
Sat 15 Jun 2013
Ruth Alexander examines the claim that every 15 seconds a child dies of hunger.
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Sex on the Brain?
Mon 10 Jun 2013
Parents take note – what can numbers reveal about bringing up children? Plus, Tim if...
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A&E, and the chances of having twins
Fri 7 Jun 2013
A&E waiting times have been making the headlines - Tim Harford takes a look at some of...
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The maths of spies and terrorists
Sat 1 Jun 2013
In the wake of the Boston Marathon bombing and the killing of a British soldier on the...
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The maths of spies and terrorists
Fri 31 May 2013
After the killing of a British soldier on the streets of Woolwich in London, it that...
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Ryanair punctuality; mistakes in academic papers
Sun 26 May 2013
Tim Harford examines Ryanair’s claim that more than 90% of its flights land on time;...
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The economics of Scottish independence
Fri 24 May 2013
Tim Harford inspects the claims the UK Treasury and the Scottish government make about...
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Angelina Jolie’s 87% cancer risk
Sat 18 May 2013
As Angelina Jolie announces that an 87% cancer risk has prompted her to have a double...