More or Less: Behind the Stats Episodes Episode guide
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UK election podcast 2
Fact-checking the politicians during the election campaign on NHS funding; rail fares...
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UK election podcast 1
Can you trust the figures given to you by the political parties during the UK's We and...
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UK Election extra
This podcast is a compilation of interviews with Eddie Mair from Radio 4鈥檚 PM programme.
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Uber; EU passports; counting domestic violence
Is Uber safe? The post Brexit dual nationality surge and measuring partner abuse.
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Two World Cups: Football and Cricket
We look at numbers involved with the two World Cups going on right now.
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Twenty years of More or Less
A look back at our origins, plus the usual mix of numerical nous and statistical savvy.
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Tuition fees
Tim Harford and the team examine examine tuition fees, drugs testing and inflation.
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Trumpton Extra
Tribute to the Voice of 1960s British children鈥檚 TV series 'Trumpton', Brian Cant
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Trump tells the Truth
How the presidential hopeful has used statistics
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Trump tariffs: All about the deficits
Explaining the maths and economics of the US 鈥楲iberation Day鈥� tariffs
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Trump tariffs: All about the deficits
Explaining the maths and economics of the US 鈥楲iberation Day鈥� tariffs
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Troubled families?
"Revealed: half a million problem families" reported The Sunday Times.
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Troubled families and unneutered cats. (R4)
Troubled families, nursing numbers and the mathematical consequences of unneutered cats.
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Trouble on the Greek railways (WS)
Would it be cheaper to send every Greek rail passenger by taxi instead? This programme...
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Troop and Casualty Numbers in Ukraine
How reliable are the figures coming out of the conflict in Ukraine?
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Tree Planting Pledges
Planting trees by numbers: UK style.
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Transgender Numbers, Parkrun and Snooker
How many transgender people are there in the UK? Plus a statistical take on parkruns.
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Tracking terror suspects
Costing counter-terrorism, interrogating tomatoes, the UK's reading age, politics and GDP
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Tracking Covid 19
Which countries are doing well at keeping track of the virus? And which are not?
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Tracking and Tackling Ebola
Hans Rosling, global health expert and data visionary, has just arrived in Liberia.
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Too fast for Minecraft?
Gamers raise suspicions over speed run times - are they right?
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To ice or not to ice?
The ALS ice bucket challenge viral phenomenon has raised over $100m. Is this good for...
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Third wave fears, smart motorways and bra sizes
Should we worry about Covid cases rising? Plus are smart motorways safe?
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The world鈥檚 busiest shipping lanes
Which is the busiest shipping lane in the world?
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The World Cup: how many migrant workers have died?
Examining the wildly varying estimates of deaths in the run-up to the tournament in Qatar
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The week that kills
Most deaths occur in this week of the year - Tim Harford asks why. He also asks: are...
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The truth about obesity and Covid 19
Are countries with higher obesity rates suffering from more deaths?
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The Trump Bump
President Trump has taken credit for a booming economy. But is that fair?
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The Supermarket Effect
Tim Harford returns with Brexit, Trumpton, the Antiques Roadshow and some good news.
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The Story of Economics 'Monsters'
In this three-part series Michael Blastland lays out the history of economic ideas to...
