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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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Aug 24, 2018 · 24 min
A no-frills life, automated fact-checking and Lord-of-the-Rings maths
What would have been the most efficient way to get to Mordor?
Aug 22, 2018 · 27 min
BONUS PODCAST: Economics with Subtitles - How Condoms Can Cost a Week’s Wages
Inflation can change your sex life – and pretty much everything else.
Aug 20, 2018 · 8 min
WS More or Less: Are Wildfires Really Burning More Land?
Are Wildfires in the United States and Southern Europe burning more land than before?
Aug 17, 2018 · 8 min
Are Wildfires Really Burning More Land?
Are Wildfires in the United States and Southern Europe burning more land than before?
Aug 15, 2018 · 28 min
BONUS PODCAST: Economics with Subtitles - Bracelets for Bullets
Why an Essex mum wanted her jewellery melted down and what it says about government debt
Aug 10, 2018 · 8 min
Numbers Behind a Tweetstorm
How do you get a hashtag to trend around the world?
Aug 8, 2018 · 28 min
BONUS PODCAST: Economics with Subtitles - How Buying Cocaine Helps the Government
The surprising story of GDP and whether it's time to change how we measure our economy
Aug 3, 2018 · 8 min
Carbs, Sugar and the Truth
Does a baked potato contain the equivalent of 19 cubes of sugar?
Jul 27, 2018 · 8 min
Getting Creative with Statistics
How big are your testicles and what does that mean?
Jul 23, 2018 · 10 min
Should we have smaller families to save the planet?
Having one fewer child could be the biggest thing you do to reduce your carbon footprint
Jul 20, 2018 · 8 min
How to Cycle Really Fast
How much better are the pros than the rest of us and how effective is slipstreaming?
Jul 15, 2018 · 10 min
Should We Have Smaller Families To Save The Planet?
Having one fewer child could be the biggest thing you do to reduce your carbon footprint
Jul 6, 2018 · 8 min
Are there more stars than grains of beach sand?
Stars vs Sand. We work out who wins the ultimate cosmic battle.
Jun 29, 2018 · 10 min
Running at the World Cup
Is it strange that Russian football players have run such big distances?
Jun 22, 2018 · 8 min
How many words do you need to speak a language?
How many words do you need to speak a language and how many do native speakers use?
Jun 15, 2018 · 8 min
FIFA World Cup Extravaganza
How the ‘beautiful game’ has changed…through numbers.
Jun 10, 2018 · 15 min
WS More or Less: How Many Animals are Born Every Day?
From penguins to nematodes - is it possible to count how many animals are born every day?
Jun 8, 2018 · 24 min
Infant Mortality, How to Reduce Exam Revision With Maths, London’s Murder Rate
Tim Harford explains how maths can help lazy students can reduce their revision workload
Jun 4, 2018 · 12 min
Counting Rough Sleepers
How do you count the number of people sleeping rough?
Jun 1, 2018 · 20 min
The High Street, Home Births and Harry Potter Wizardry
Is WH Smith really the worst shop on the High Street?