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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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Nov 7, 2016 · 9 min
WS More or Less: Ice Cream versus aid
Does the world really spend three times as much on ice cream than on humanitarian aid?
Nov 4, 2016 · 23 min
Trump tells the Truth
How the presidential hopeful has used statistics
Oct 28, 2016 · 8 min
WS More or Less: Child Marriage, Dangerous Algorithms
Is a girl under 15 married every seven seconds? And beware dangerous algorithms
Oct 24, 2016 · 8 min
WS More or Less: Escobar’s Cocaine Deaths
How many people die for every kilo of cocaine?
Oct 14, 2016 · 8 min
WS More or Less: Algorithms, Crime and Punishment
When maths can get you locked up.
Oct 7, 2016 · 8 min
WS More or Less: The Sustainable Development Goals – are there just too many?
Is there a better way of looking at the Sustainable Development Goals?
Sep 30, 2016 · 8 min
WS More or Less: Who Won the US Presidential Debate?
Polling on the Clinton-Trump TV showdown – and why not all polls are equal.
Sep 23, 2016 · 9 min
WS More or Less: Trump’s crime claims
Are some US inner cities more dangerous than Afghanistan?
Sep 18, 2016 · 9 min
WS More or Less: Wedding gift economics
How much should spend when a couple get married?
Sep 12, 2016 · 9 min
WS More or Less: Drug deaths in the Philippines
How many people have died during President Duterte’s drug crackdown?
Sep 5, 2016 · 9 min
WS More or Less: Menstrual Syncing
Do women’s periods start to synchronise if they spend time together?
Sep 2, 2016 · 28 min
Irish Passports
Do one in four Brits claim Irish ancestry?
Aug 30, 2016 · 9 min
Death Penalty abolition
The story behind the countries that have not executed anyone for 10 years
Aug 26, 2016 · 27 min
Gender Pay Gap
Making sense of the difference between men's and women's pay
Aug 22, 2016 · 9 min
WS More or Less: Counting Terror Deaths
Has 2016 been a particularly bad year for terrorism in Europe?
Aug 19, 2016 · 28 min
Counting Terror Deaths
Is 2016 an unusually deadly year for terrorism?
Aug 15, 2016 · 9 min
WS More or Less: Swimming World Records
Why are swimming world records frequently being broken?
Aug 12, 2016 · 28 min
Grammar Schools
Do selective schools improve grades and improve social mobility?
Aug 8, 2016 · 9 min
WS More or Less: Predicting Olympic Medals
What makes a country successful at winning gold, silver and bronze?
Aug 5, 2016 · 28 min
Plastic Bags
Has a 5p charge caused a drop in the use of carrier bags?