成人快手

Teachers, Test & Trace and Butterflies

Are teachers more at risk from Covid-19?

• 28 mins

Glasgow vs Rwanda

Could life expectancy in some parts of Glasgow be worse than in Rwanda?

• 8 mins

Brexit exports, cladding and are 1 in 5 disabled?

Are exports to the EU down since Brexit? Plus removing flammable building cladding.

• 28 mins

How much Covid in the World?

Counting all the virus particles in every human on the planet.

• 8 mins

Comparing death counts, Lock Down drinking and Long Covid

Is the UK鈥檚 Covid 19 death count among the worst in the world? Plus are we drinking more?

• 28 mins

Covid 19 death count: which countries are faring worst?

Tim Harford finds out if we can trust international comparisons with the available data.

• 8 mins

Why are US Covid cases falling?

From herd immunity to the weather, Tim Harford explores the theories.

• 8 mins

Sainthood and Cup draws

Your chances of becoming a saint, plus football odds.

• 8 mins

The truth about obesity and Covid 19

Are countries with higher obesity rates suffering from more deaths?

• 8 mins

Deciding when to suspend a vaccine

Weighing up the risk of unproven side effects with stopping Covid 19.

• 8 mins

In praise of Covid Data

How we came to expect dashboards full of statistics.

• 8 mins

Too fast for Minecraft?

Gamers raise suspicions over speed run times - are they right?

• 9 mins

Clot risks: The Pill versus the vaccine

AstraZeneca鈥檚 clot controversy turns attention on the contraceptive pill.

• 8 mins

How many swimming pools full of vaccine do we need?

Adding together the doses for everyone on the planet.

• 8 mins

Will 2021 have more Covid deaths than 2020?

We ask if this year鈥檚 global death toll will surpass 1.8 million.

• 8 mins

Bayes: the clergyman whose maths changed the world

How an obscure theory came into fashion.

• 8 mins

Finding Mexico City鈥檚 real death toll

How two amateur data detectives revealed the pandemic鈥檚 impact.

• 8 mins

Explaining maths without Numbers

Tim Harford speaks to mathematician Milo Beckman about the beauty of maths.

• 8 mins

The medical trial that proved Trump wrong

The Recovery Trial identified drugs that did and did not help save lives.

• 8 mins

Wales jab success, Eurovision and living with your parents

How to vaccinate a country quickly, plus the UK鈥檚 singing contest woes.

• 28 mins

The Seaspiracy 鈥渧irtually empty ocean鈥� claim

Why it鈥檚 unlikely our oceans will be virtually empty by 2048.

• 8 mins

Bolton vaccines, Yorkshire versus Scotland and the average gamer

Were tens of thousands of people getting their jab in Bolton every single day?

• 28 mins

Third wave fears, smart motorways and bra sizes

Should we worry about Covid cases rising? Plus are smart motorways safe?

• 28 mins

The doubling of life-expectancy

The story of how data helped extend our lives

• 8 mins

Covid deaths, outdoor swimming and care homes

The global death toll has reached a grim milestone. Plus the UK鈥檚 low ranking waters.

• 28 mins

The origins of Covid

How similar are the Covid strains?

• 8 mins

Delta cases, blue tits and that one-in-two cancer claim

Should we worry about the Delta variant? Plus how much do blue tits eat?

• 29 mins

Maths and the Mayflower

Are there really 35 million descendants of the Mayflower alive today?

• 8 mins

Scotland cases, flood risk and taxing the poor

Covid 19 cases are on the rise in Scotland, plus will your town be under water by 2030?

• 28 mins

Is Ivermectin a Covid 鈥榳onder drug鈥�?

What do we know about the efficacy of Ivermectin as a treatment for Covid-19?

• 8 mins