More or Less

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Tim Harford explains - and sometimes debunks - the numbers and statistics used in political debate, the news and everyday life.

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Oct 24, 2021 · 8 min
The numbers behind Squid Game
Could you survive a round in Squid Game, and how many have watched it?
Oct 17, 2021 · 8 min
The prize-winning economics of migration and the minimum wage
A look at the work of this year’s winners of the most prestigious prize in economics.
Oct 7, 2021 · 36 min
Bonus episode: the first ever More or Less
A chat with More or Less's founding producer and presenter plus the first episode in full
Oct 6, 2021 · 27 min
Twenty years of More or Less
A look back at our origins, plus the usual mix of numerical nous and statistical savvy.
Oct 3, 2021 · 8 min
The Gender Pay Gap
Can Machiavelli help women get a better deal in the workplace?
Sep 29, 2021 · 29 min
Is it easy being green?
Expensive electricity, inadequate insulation, and a tale of tumbling trees.
Sep 22, 2021 · 27 min
Covid trends, face mask use, and the universal credit cut
A coronavirus check-in, our daily mask use measured, and the universal credit cut.
Sep 19, 2021 · 8 min
How many holes are there in a drinking straw?
Tim Harford talks to Jordan Ellenberg about the pandemic, geometry and drinking straws.
Sep 15, 2021 · 27 min
Death, Tax and Dishwashers
Why is estimating the number of unvaccinated people so tricky? And how deadly is 2021?
Sep 8, 2021 · 27 min
Vaccine waning, hot dogs and Afghanistan
How worried should we be about antibodies? Plus food that shortens life.
Sep 4, 2021 · 8 min
The Bill for Afghanistan
Did the war in Afghanistan cost the US $2 trillion?
Sep 1, 2021 · 28 min
Covid, HGV driver shortages and protest costs
Has Brexit caused a fall in lorry drivers? Plus policing Extinction Rebellion
Aug 28, 2021 · 8 min
Reason, numbers and Mr Spock
What role do numbers play in helping us think more rationally?
Aug 21, 2021 · 8 min
The extraordinary life of Robert Moses
The life of mathematics educator and civil rights organiser, Dr Robert Moses
Aug 16, 2021 · 8 min
How good were the performances at the Tokyo Olympics?
What can the data tell us about the quality of the Covid hit games?
Aug 7, 2021 · 8 min
Jab fears explained: a base rate fallacy
Why increasing Covid infections amongst the vaccinated isn’t necessarily bad news
Jul 31, 2021 · 8 min
Breaking Climate Records
The odds and probability behind record-breaking temperatures
Jul 24, 2021 · 8 min
The Rise of Delta
Where’s this new Variant spreading and what can be done to stop it?
Jul 19, 2021 · 28 min
The Freedom Day Gamble
Tim Harford and the team try to work out how long Covid cases will continue to rise.
Jul 10, 2021 · 8 min
Are there 40 million Nigerians on Twitter?
Recent reports have claimed that Nigeria has 40 million Twitter users – but is this true?