More or Less Episodes Episode guide
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The extraordinary life of Robert Moses
The life of mathematics educator and civil rights organiser, Dr Robert Moses.
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The Extra Episode: Minimum wage, drinking in Scotland and identical twins.
Exploring how long one identical twin lives after the other twin dies.
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The end of the Penny
Canada has stopped distributing its smallest coin 鈥搕he one cent or the penny.
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The economics of war: Vikings, Conquistadors and Vietnam
Economist and author Duncan Weldon on his new book Blood and Treasure
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The economics of Scottish independence
Tim Harford inspects the claims the UK Treasury and the Scottish government make about...
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The economics of a Covid Christmas
What to consider when buying presents this year
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The economic impact of mega sporting events
Major sports events and the benefits to the local economy.
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The Dow, Tampons, Parkrun part II
Why the biggest ever fall in the Dow wasn't, and how much do women spend on tampons?
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The doubling of life-expectancy
The story of how data helped extend our lives
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The digital 鈥榬obots鈥� unlocking medical data
Ben Goldacre on OpenSAFELY, protecting patient privacy while analysing health data
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The death toll in Syria
As global leaders remain divided on whether to carry out a military strike against in...
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The Death Toll in Syria
Tim Harford looks at the different claims made about how many people have been killed...
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The Census and what does 'rare' mean?
Why was the estimate, in 2003, for Eastern Europeans coming to the UK so wrong? Which...
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The Case of the Missing US Data
Why does it matter that US government datasets are being deleted and discontinued?
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The carbon cost of breakfast at COP26
Can a vegan croissant really be worse for the environment than a bacon roll?
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The Bill for Afghanistan
Did the war in Afghanistan cost the US $2 trillion?
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The Barnett Formula
This week Tim explains the Barnett Formula with a bit of help from Money Box's Paul Lewis.
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The art of counting
Tim Harford talks to author Deborah Stone about her book which explores counting.
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The 50p tax rate
Chancellor George Osborne says a 50p tax rate does not bring in much revenue; Shadow...
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The 10,000 hours rule
Becoming a pro on practice alone 鈥� is that possible? Or do you need innate talent? a...
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Thatcher in numbers
Baroness Margaret Thatcher, who has died aged 87, was Britain鈥檚 first female prime...
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That's not much gold
What if a super-villain took control of the world's gold a melted it in to a cube? How...
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Testosterone and sport
Trans women鈥檚 participation in elite sport
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Testing truth, fatality rates, obesity risk and trampolines.
Did the UK really carry out 100,000 coronavirus tests in one day?
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Testing tomatoes
Have these saucy fruits become less healthy over time?
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Teens and antidepressants, stamp duty savings and earthquake probabilities
We debunk a claim that a third of British teenagers have been prescribed antidepressants
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Teens and antidepressants, stamp duty savings and earthquake probabilities
We debunk a claim that a third of British teenagers have been prescribed antidepressants
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Teenage Pregnancy
"About one-third of American girls become pregnant as teenagers鈥� a recent article...
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Teen Suicide; Brexit Business Moves; Wood-Burner Pollution
Tim Harford finds untrue a recent report that there is a 'suicidal generation' of teens.
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Teachers, Test & Trace and Butterflies
Are teachers more at risk from Covid-19?
