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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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Feb 22, 2019 · 9 min
How To Make Your Art Work More Valuable
Die, sell on a sunny day, place your work a third of the way through the auction.
Feb 18, 2019 · 9 min
WS More or Less: When maths mistakes really matter
Tim Harford talks to Matt Parker on how simple maths mistakes can cause big problems.
Feb 15, 2019 · 23 min
Climate Change, Victorian Diseases, Alcohol
Tim Harford on climate change, Victorian diseases, maths mistakes and alcohol consumption
Feb 12, 2019 · 18 min
WS More or Less: From the archives: Groundhogs and Kings
Assessing the accuracy of a Groundhog; How many English people have right royal relatives?
Feb 8, 2019 · 28 min
Teen Suicide; Brexit Business Moves; Wood-Burner Pollution
Tim Harford finds untrue a recent report that there is a 'suicidal generation' of teens.
Feb 4, 2019 · 9 min
WS More or Less: You have 15,000 likes!
A listener doubts her popularity on the dating app Tinder. We investigate the numbers.
Feb 1, 2019 · 28 min
Holocaust Deniers; Venezuelan Hyperinflation; Tinder Likes
Tim Harford on Holocaust deniers; food prices in Venezuela, and dating app statistics
Jan 26, 2019 · 9 min
WS More or Less: Is Suicide Seasonal?
Tim Harford asks which times of the year are riskiest for suicide.
Jan 25, 2019 · 23 min
Domestic Violence, Jobs, Easter Snowfall
Tim Harford on domestic violence, employment numbers, and the chance of a white Easter.
Jan 19, 2019 · 9 min
WS More or Less: Close Encounters of a Planetary Kind
Which planet is closest to Earth?
Jan 18, 2019 · 30 min
Intersex Numbers, Fact-Checking Facebook, Jack Bogle
Tim Harford asks whether 1.7% of people are intersex, and examines false claims about MPs
Jan 12, 2019 · 10 min
WS More or Less: The Mathematics of Fever
We look at the numbers behind body temperature – what is normal?
Jan 11, 2019 · 28 min
Sugar, Outdoors Play and Planets
Tim Harford on sugar, train fares, children's outdoors play and Earth's closest neighbour
Jan 4, 2019 · 8 min
WS More or Less: Numbers of the Year Part 2
Helena Merriman with numbers about water shortage, plastic recycling and American jobs.
Dec 29, 2018 · 8 min
WS More or Less: Numbers of the Year Part 1
The numbers that made 2018.
Dec 28, 2018 · 8 min
Numbers of the Year Part One
The numbers that made 2018
Dec 22, 2018 · 8 min
WS More or Less: Mission Impossible - Quantifiying Santa
What to look out for on Christmas Eve.
Dec 17, 2018 · 8 min
WS More or Less: Dam Lies and Statistics
Are mega-dams really sustainable?
Nov 30, 2018 · 8 min
WS More or Less: Sex and Heart Attacks
Are women more likely to die from a heart attack than men?
Nov 23, 2018 · 16 min
WS More or Less: Are 90% of War Fatalities Civilians?
Xavier Zapata examines what the data tells us about the deadly impact of war on civilians