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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 25, 2017 · 27 min
A-levels, drowning and dress sizes
Are boys getting more top A Level grades than girls? Plus why are dress sizes so weird?
Aug 20, 2017 · 10 min
The Trump Bump
President Trump has taken credit for a booming economy. But is that fair?
Aug 14, 2017 · 8 min
Are there 15,000 transgender people serving in the US military?
President Trump says transgender individuals cannot serve, but how many do already?
Aug 7, 2017 · 8 min
Why is Kenya’s election so expensive?
Why the cost of running the vote will be $25 a person.
Jul 31, 2017 · 8 min
More boys than girls in Sweden?
Exploring if an influx of teenage boys claiming asylum skewed the population’s sex ratio
Jul 24, 2017 · 9 min
Maryam Mirzakhani – A Genius of Maths
Celebrating the only woman to win the biggest prize in mathematics.
Jul 17, 2017 · 8 min
Calling the shots at Wimbledon
Using statistics to prove or disprove the wisdom of tennis.
Jul 10, 2017 · 8 min
Is Steph Curry cheap and how random is random?
Evaluating the biggest basketball contract in NBA history, plus Ryanair’s seat allocation
Jun 30, 2017 · 20 min
In Search of Woodall Primes
Stand-up mathematician Matt Parker explains the obscure Woodall prime numbers
Jun 26, 2017 · 8 min
How rare are deadly tower block fires?
How statistics can help us understand the tragic fire at London’s Grenfell Tower.
Jun 21, 2017 · 16 min
Trumpton Extra
Tribute to the Voice of 1960s British children’s TV series 'Trumpton', Brian Cant
Jun 19, 2017 · 29 min
Post-Election Special
The results of the general election are in - but what do they mean?
Jun 12, 2017 · 9 min
WS More or Less: Are African football players more likely to die on the field?
After the death of Cheick Tiote, are African footballers more prone to heart attacks?
Jun 7, 2017 · 14 min
UK Election extra
This podcast is a compilation of interviews with Eddie Mair from Radio 4’s PM programme.
Jun 5, 2017 · 9 min
WS More or Less: Samba, strings and the story of HIV
Can medical statistics be transformed into a jazzy night out?
Jun 2, 2017 · 29 min
Election Special: Tax, borders and climate
Who pays income tax, cutting migration and where in the UK is cold?
May 28, 2017 · 9 min
WS More or Less: Have 65% of future jobs not yet been invented?
Education is failing our kids, claim experts. We go sleuthing around the world.
May 26, 2017 · 23 min
Spies, care homes, and ending sneak peeks
Can security services follow everyone known to them?
May 22, 2017 · 9 min
WS More or Less: Uganda’s refugees
Has Uganda accepted more refugees, daily than some European countries in an entire year?
May 19, 2017 · 24 min
Tax, speed dating and sea ice
Exploring the Labour manifesto's tax plans for high earners.