蜜芽传媒

Covid misconceptions and US deaths

How many of us believe the myths about coronavirus?

• 8 mins

Data in the time of cholera

A journey back to the birth of epidemiology

• 8 mins

Covid in Africa

Do we have enough data to know what鈥檚 happening on the continent?

• 10 mins

Melting Antarctic ice

If all the ice in Antarctica melted, would global sea levels rise by 70 metres?

• 8 mins

Hawaiian Pizza, obesity and a second wave?

Covid-19 cases are rising in the UK - is it a sign of a second wave of the virus?

• 27 mins

Belarus鈥� contested election

Tim Harford looks at the numbers behind the widely questioned election result

• 9 mins

A-level algorithms, poker and buses

We unpick the A-level algoshambles and discover what poker teaches us about statistics.

• 28 mins

Covid plasma therapy

Claims about a Covid-19 treatment, breast cancer screening, and 18th century sex workers.

• 27 mins

Schools and coronavirus, test and trace, maths and reality

Evidence on Covid-19 risks in schools, data on contact tracing, and a philosophical query.

• 27 mins

Covid cases rising, a guide to life鈥檚 risks, and racing jelly-fish

How worrying is the UK鈥檚 jump in cases? Plus balancing risks and the speed of jelly-fish.

• 28 mins

Covid testing capacity, refugee numbers, and mascara

Confusing claims on lab capacity, the UK鈥檚 record on asylum, and the volume of eyelashes.

• 28 mins

The magical maths of pool testing

Could pool testing hold the key to ramping up Covid-19 testing?

• 8 mins

Covid curve queried, false positives, and the Queen鈥檚 head

How fast are coronavirus cases doubling? Plus testing confusion and a royal face-off.

• 29 mins

鈥淩ecord鈥� Covid cases, Trump on the death count, and ant pheromones

Case counts in perspective, a suspect stat from the US, and life lessons from insects.

• 28 mins

Spreadsheet snafu, 鈥楲ong Covid鈥� quantified, and the birth of probability

Missing coronavirus case data, long-term symptoms, and a big mathematical moment.

• 21 mins

A short history of probability

Gamblers, millionaires and annuities

• 8 mins

Auction Theory - Paul Milgrom and Robert Wilson

This year鈥檚 Nobel memorial prize winners for economics and their work on auction theory.

• 8 mins

US election: facts or fiction

Tim Harford hears about the sheer volume of false claims made in the campaign.

• 8 mins

Asymptomatic Covid19 Cases

How many Covid19 cases are truly asymptomatic?

• 8 mins

How deadly is Covid 19?

Why there isn鈥檛 one single death rate.

• 8 mins

Vaccine numbers

How much protection will a new Covid 19 vaccine give?

• 8 mins

Inviting Covid for Dinner

If you go to a gathering of 25 people, what are the chances one of you has coronavirus?

• 9 mins

Tracking Covid 19

Which countries are doing well at keeping track of the virus? And which are not?

• 9 mins

Vaccines: how safe and who gets it?

Is it too soon to approve a vaccine for use? Plus choosing who goes first.

• 8 mins

QAnon: Child runaways and trafficking numbers debunked

Tackling statistics spread by conspiracy theorists.

• 8 mins

The economics of a Covid Christmas

What to consider when buying presents this year

• 8 mins

Numbers of the year: Part one

Tim Harford showcases statistics from 2020

• 8 mins

Numbers of the year: Part two

Tim Harford showcases statistics from 2020

• 8 mins

Ants and Algorithms

David Sumpter describes the algorithms ruling the world

• 8 mins

How effective is one dose of the vaccine?

Is the first dose of the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine 52% or 90% effective?

• 29 mins