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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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Mar 20, 2021 · 8 min
Deciding when to suspend a vaccine
Weighing up the risk of unproven side effects with stopping Covid 19.
Mar 13, 2021 · 8 min
The truth about obesity and Covid 19
Are countries with higher obesity rates suffering from more deaths?
Mar 6, 2021 · 8 min
Sainthood and Cup draws
Your chances of becoming a saint, plus football odds.
Feb 27, 2021 · 8 min
Why are US Covid cases falling?
From herd immunity to the weather, Tim Harford explores the theories.
Feb 20, 2021 · 8 min
Covid 19 death count: which countries are faring worst?
Tim Harford finds out if we can trust international comparisons with the available data.
Feb 17, 2021 · 28 min
Comparing death counts, Lock Down drinking and Long Covid
Is the UK’s Covid 19 death count among the worst in the world? Plus are we drinking more?
Feb 13, 2021 · 8 min
How much Covid in the World?
Counting all the virus particles in every human on the planet.
Feb 10, 2021 · 28 min
Brexit exports, cladding and are 1 in 5 disabled?
Are exports to the EU down since Brexit? Plus removing flammable building cladding.
Feb 6, 2021 · 8 min
Glasgow vs Rwanda
Could life expectancy in some parts of Glasgow be worse than in Rwanda?
Feb 3, 2021 · 28 min
Teachers, Test & Trace and Butterflies
Are teachers more at risk from Covid-19?
Jan 30, 2021 · 8 min
The Rapid Test Row
The huge row among scientists about rapid coronavirus tests.
Jan 27, 2021 · 28 min
Deaths at Home, Supermarket Infections and the Cobra Effect
Where are people catching Covid-19?
Jan 27, 2021 · 28 min
Deaths at Home, Supermarket Infections and the Cobra Effect
Where are people catching Covid-19?
Jan 27, 2021 · 28 min
Deaths at home, supermarket infections and the Cobra effect
Where are people catching Covid-19?
Jan 23, 2021 · 8 min
Counting Covid’s impact on GDP
Does GDP tell us whose economies have suffered most during Covid?
Jan 20, 2021 · 28 min
Will the vaccine bring back normal life? GDP and Fishing
If we vaccinate the top four priority groups by February, how much will things change?
Jan 20, 2021 · 27 min
Will the vaccine bring back normal life? GDP and Fishing
If we vaccinate the top four priority groups by February, how much will things change?
Jan 14, 2021 · 29 min
How effective is one dose of the vaccine?
Is the first dose of the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine 52% or 90% effective?
Jan 13, 2021 · 27 min
How effective is one dose of the vaccine?
Is the first dose of the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine 52% or 90% effective?
Jan 9, 2021 · 8 min
Ants and Algorithms
David Sumpter describes the algorithms ruling the world