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Esther Duflo and women in economics

Discussing Esther Duflo, Abhijit Banerjee and Michael Kremer鈥檚 economics Nobel Prize.

• 20 mins

Edith Abbott and crime statistics

Social worker and economist Edith Abbott and her contribution to crime statistics.

• 8 mins

Unbelievable: The forgotten rape data

How shelved data from rape cases in America is helping the police catch criminals now.

• 8 mins

Reducing your risk of death

Can running and owning a dog reduce your risk of an early death?

• 8 mins

Bolivia: Can statistics help detect electoral fraud?

We look at the numbers and statistics from Bolivia鈥檚 disputed presidential election.

• 11 mins

The world鈥檚 busiest shipping lanes

Which is the busiest shipping lane in the world?

• 9 mins

Testing tomatoes

Have these saucy fruits become less healthy over time?

• 8 mins

Election Special 1/2

50,000 nurses? 40 hospitals? Corporate tax rises? Tim Harford looks at Election pledges.

• 27 mins

Tree Planting Pledges

Planting trees by numbers: UK style.

• 8 mins

Election Special (2/2)

Labour's spending plans, Conservatives claims on homelessness, the SNP's education record

• 27 mins

Koalas

Have bushfires destroyed 80% of the koala habitat in Australia?

• 8 mins

The Simpsons and maths

We explore the maths secrets of The Simpsons on their 30th anniversary.

• 8 mins

Presidential candidates and dementia

The health risks some of the frontrunners in the US presidential race face

• 8 mins

C-sections and sharks

Hospital births in China and whether it鈥檚 true 50% are delivered by caesarean section

• 8 mins

Australian Animal Deaths, Carbon Emissions, Election Mystery

How many animals have died in Australia and how many Labour voters went Conservative?

• 34 mins

WS More or Less: Bushfire mystery

Have a billion animals died in Australia鈥檚 fires? And which ones are likely to survive?

• 9 mins

Weighing the Cost of Brexit

The cost of Brexit, alligator speed and Liverpool FC's luck

• 16 mins

WS More or Less: Japan鈥檚 99% Conviction Rate

Quantifying justice in Japan with Tim Harford.

• 8 mins

Netflix and Chill

The carbon consequence of streaming, stats on sepsis and stretching Bill Bryson to Pluto.

• 28 mins

WS More or Less: Dozy Science

How much sleep do we really need?

• 9 mins

Coronavirus, emotions and guns.

Fact checking claims about coronavirus and whether more guns equal fewer homicides.

• 28 mins

WS More or Less: Coronavirus

Fact checking claims about the spread of Coronavirus

• 8 mins

Tracking terror suspects

Costing counter-terrorism, interrogating tomatoes, the UK's reading age, politics and GDP

• 28 mins

WS More or Less: How fast are Alligators and Hippos?

Can alligators run at 50kmph? Join us in clocking alligators鈥� gaits.

• 10 mins

Coronavirus, jam, AI and tomatoes

Covid-19 stats, spreading jam far and wide, cooking with AI, and James Wong on vegetables

• 23 mins

WS More or Less: Coronavirus - The Numbers

An update on Covid-19 statistics, with Tim Harford.

• 8 mins

Artificial (not so) Intelligence

Is the problem with AI its lack of intelligence?

• 8 mins

More or Less: Superforecasting, wood burning stoves and the real story of Hidden Figures

Dipping into the archive for stories on the art of prediction and wood burner pollution

• 25 mins

Netflix vs the environment

Does watching 30 minutes of Netflix have the same carbon footprint as driving four miles?

• 8 mins

How much heat do you lose from your head?

Is it true that 40% of your body's heat loss comes from your head?

• 9 mins