More or Less: Behind the Stats Episodes Episode guide
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Obesity Projections, Global Footprint, Street Value of Drugs
Tim Harford looks at how recent obesity projections were calculated.
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Obesity crisis?
Tim Harford discovers that health statistics contradict a report which says obesity is...
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Nurses' pay, Scottish seats, Penalty shootouts
Are nurses paid more than the national average? We take a look.
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Nurses' pay, ambulance times and forgotten female economists
We look at how much nurses in the UK are paid compared with those in Europe.
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Nurses, flatmates and cats
We look into sobering statistics about nurses and some curious claims about house-sharing
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Numbers of the year: Part two
Tim Harford showcases statistics from 2020
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Numbers of the year: Part one
Tim Harford showcases statistics from 2020
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Numbers of the year part 2
Our listeners favourite numbers of 2024.
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Numbers of the year 2024
We ask experts about their favourite stats from 2024.
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Numbers of the year 2023
Hand-picked stats that tell you something interesting about the world
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Numbers of the Year 2022
Tim Harford and guests on the numbers that help tell the big stories of the year.
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Numbers of the Year 2015
A look back at some of the numbers behind the news in 2015 with Tim Harford.
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Numbers of the Year 2014.
Tim Harford and guests look back at some of the weird and wonderful numbers of 2014.
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Numbers of the year
A guide to 2013 in numbers - the most informative, interesting and idiosyncratic of by...
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Numbers of 2021
The most significant numbers of the year
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Numbers of 2012
A special review of the year through the interesting, informative and idiosyncratic of...
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Numbers of 2012
A guide to 2012 in numbers - the most informative, interesting and idiosyncratic of by...
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Numbers in Ukraine and low seas in Chagos
Troop and casualty numbers in Ukraine
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Numbers Behind a Tweetstorm
How do you get a hashtag to trend around the world?
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Noisy Decisions
The world鈥檚 most famous psychologist on how 'noise' impacts our decision making
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Nobel prize: Why are some countries so much richer than others?
Why Acemoglu, Johnson and Robinson won the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics
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Nigeria - rich or poor?
Nigeria's bureau of statistics has overhauled the way it calculates the country's GDP...
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NHS waiting lists, Voter ID and measuring divorce
Why a fall in those waiting longest for treatment in England isn't telling the whole story
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NHS hospital deaths
Tim Harford examines the claim that NHS hospital patients are 45% more likely to die...
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NHS consultant pay, Net Zero claims and Scotland's ferry woes
Are consultants in England really paid an average of 拢120,000 a year?
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New hospitals promised, aid to Ukraine, and bacon sandwiches
Dissecting the government鈥檚 hospitals announcement and President Trump鈥檚 Ukraine claims.
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Netflix vs the environment
Does watching 30 minutes of Netflix have the same carbon footprint as driving four miles?
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Netflix and Chill
The carbon consequence of streaming, stats on sepsis and stretching Bill Bryson to Pluto.
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NBA basketball: Is height more important than skill?
How much does a man鈥檚 height affect his chances of becoming an NBA basketball player?
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Nate Silver: Do risk-takers run the world?
Poker player and polling analyst Nate Silver on his new book
