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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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May 13, 2017 · 23 min
Nurses' pay, Scottish seats, Penalty shootouts
Are nurses paid more than the national average? We take a look.
May 12, 2017 · 9 min
WS More or Less: Is my Baby a Giant?
Tim Harford explains the numbers and statistics in the news and in life.
May 8, 2017 · 9 min
WS More or Less: An urban maze
Why some parts of town are hard to navigate.
May 5, 2017 · 24 min
Is Crime Rising?
It looks like homicides are on the rise - but better check the footnotes
May 1, 2017 · 9 min
WS More or Less: The Maths of Dating
How to use mathematics to find your partner. And, how reliable are pregnancy due dates?
Apr 28, 2017 · 28 min
Fact-checking Boris Johnson
Giant bombs, a war hero and the foreign secretary's stats.
Apr 21, 2017 · 9 min
WS More or Less: The death rate of white Americans – What’s going on?
Are middle-aged white Americans dying younger than other groups?
Apr 21, 2017 · 23 min
Living standards and Kate Bush maths
Are people's incomes falling? Plus singing Pi like Kate Bush
Apr 14, 2017 · 9 min
WS More or Less: The Ignorance Test
How much do you know about the world?
Apr 14, 2017 · 24 min
Economics of Overbooking
Why airlines bet that not everybody will turn up for a flight.
Apr 10, 2017 · 9 min
WS More or Less: Could North Korea Wipe out 90% of Americans?
Experts warn that North Korea could wipe out most Americans in one go.
Mar 31, 2017 · 9 min
WS More or Less: Will one in four people develop a mental health problem?
Is there evidence that one in four people will develop a mental health problem?
Mar 24, 2017 · 9 min
WS More Or Less: Baby Boxes – are they really saving infant’s lives?
They’ve become a bit of a phenomenon but what’s the evidence that they work?
Mar 17, 2017 · 9 min
More or Less: The concrete facts about Trump’s wall and China
Did China use more concrete in three years than the US in the 20th Century?
Mar 10, 2017 · 8 min
WS More or Less: The Attention Span of a Goldfish
Are our attention spans now shorter than a goldfish's?
Mar 3, 2017 · 8 min
WS More or Less: Why are Hollywood actresses paid less than men?
Top Hollywood actresses have complained that they are paid less than their male co-stars
Feb 24, 2017 · 9 min
WS More or Less: What happened last night in Sweden?
What happened last night in Sweden?
Feb 17, 2017 · 9 min
Hidden Figures: The Real Story
.African American women's part in the space race of the '50s and '60s
Feb 13, 2017 · 26 min
WS More or Less: Hans Rosling - the extraordinary life of a statistical guru
A tribute to Hans Rosling, a master communicator with a passion for global development.
Feb 3, 2017 · 8 min
WS More or Less: Is democracy failing in America?
Does North Carolina really rank alongside North Korea if you measure electoral integrity