More or Less Episodes Episode guide
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Is the world鈥檚 population being miscounted?
Investigating if the global population is really 2 billion higher than previously thought
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Is the world getting less miserable?
Exploring global polling data that suggests people in more countries are "thriving"
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Is the US Census Under Threat?
The survey question that could affect the accuracy of its results.
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Is the UN underestimating the global fall in fertility?
How one graph shows the conservative side of the United Nations鈥� population estimates
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Is the UK seeing a Christian revival?
Plus: PIP claims, immigrant returns and spotting golf balls on the moon.
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Is the UK really ahead in cutting carbon emissions?
As the UK changes course in its path to net zero, how does it compare with other nations?
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Is the Kenyan election already decided?
Kenya votes for its next President on 4th March. The opinion polls show that it is the...
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Is strenuous jogging bad for you?
Tim Harford on claims that keen runners might be damaging their health.
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Is Steph Curry cheap and how random is random?
Evaluating the biggest basketball contract in NBA history, plus Ryanair鈥檚 seat allocation
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Is salt bad for you?
More or Less has the latest on salt, 'zero tolerance' policing, and how to predict the...
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Is reading for pleasure the single biggest factor in how well a child does in life?
What research says about the connection between reading and success in later life.
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Is public speaking really our biggest fear?
Tim Harford investigates the claim that public speaking is people鈥檚 number one fear.
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Is planet Earth getting greener?
Jordan Peterson says Earth has greened by 20% in 20 years. Is he right?
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Is Oxfam right about the world鈥檚 richest and poorest people?
We investigate how Oxfam use wealth stats to illustrate global inequality
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Is opinion polling broken?
Following some high profile slip-ups in recent US elections, is opinion polling broken?
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Is one in four people in the UK disabled?
Plus, what has Canada done to Donald Trump? Is Rachel Reeves chasing the model?
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Is nuclear power actually safer than you think?
We compare how deadly different forms of power generation are.
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Is Mansa Musa the richest person of all time?
Is the West African king, Mansa Musa, the richest person who ever lived?
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Is loneliness as bad for you as smoking?
The connection between being alone and an early death
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Is London France鈥檚 sixth largest city?
Are there really be 300,000 French people in London and would they really want to for...
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Is JD Vance right about left-wing violence?
Following the murder of Charlie Kirk, what is the data on political violence in the US?
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Is Ivermectin a Covid 鈥榳onder drug鈥�?
What do we know about the efficacy of Ivermectin as a treatment for Covid-19?
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Is it worth targetting non-voters?
Can the left rely on non-voters to get them into power? Tim Harford looks at the numbers.
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Is it true that out-of-work benefits have almost doubled?
Out-of-work benefits, French pensioners, surprising salmon and the truth about senses.
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Is it easy being green?
Expensive electricity, inadequate insulation, and a tale of tumbling trees.
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Is intermittent fasting going to kill you?
Investigating research which suggested time restricted eating increased the risk of death.
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Is increasing turbulence making flying more dangerous?
Exploring the link between bumpy flights and climate change
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Is dementia the number one killer?
Is dementia on the rise? Plus immigration, incomplete contacts and chocolate muffins
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Is Crime Rising?
It looks like homicides are on the rise - but better check the footnotes
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Is coffee bad for you?
People who drink more than 4 cups of coffee increase their chances of dying by 50%, it...
