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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 1, 2016 · 9 min
Swedish refugees
Have refugees caused a gender imbalance in Sweden? Tim Harford finds out.
Jan 29, 2016 · 27 min
How harmful is alcohol?
Are there problems with the way we judge the harms from alcohol? Tim Harford finds out.
Jan 25, 2016 · 9 min
WSMoreOrLess: Oxfam and Wealth Inequality
Were Oxfam right to compare the wealth of the rich with that of the poor?
Jan 22, 2016 · 27 min
Billionaires versus the world
Does it matter that 62 people now own as much wealth as half of the world’s population?
Jan 18, 2016 · 9 min
WS MoreOrLess: Gravitational Waves
In search of a previously unobserved part of Einstein’s theory.
Jan 15, 2016 · 27 min
Weekend Stroke Deaths
Jeremy Hunt says if you have a stroke at the weekend, you're 20% more likely to die .
Jan 11, 2016 · 9 min
WS MoreOrLess: Numbers of the Year 2015: Part Three
Tim Harford looks back at some of the most interesting numbers making the news in 2015.
Jan 8, 2016 · 24 min
Flood Defence Spending
Is there a north-south divide in the amount of money spent on flood defences in England?
Jan 4, 2016 · 9 min
WSMoreOrLess: Numbers of the Year 2015 Part 2
Tim Harford looks back at some of the most interesting numbers of 2015.
Jan 1, 2016 · 28 min
Numbers of the Year 2015
A look back at some of the numbers behind the news in 2015 with Tim Harford.
Dec 25, 2015 · 9 min
WS MoreOrLess: Numbers of the Year 2015 Part 1
Tim Harford looks back at some of the most interesting numbers of 2015.
Dec 18, 2015 · 12 min
WS MoreOrLess: How Many Stormtroopers are there?
Are Star Wars’ Stormtroopers the biggest secret army on Earth?
Dec 11, 2015 · 9 min
WS MoreOrLess:100 Year Floods?
Do so-called ‘100 year floods’ only happen once a century?
Dec 8, 2015 · 9 min
WS MoreOrLess: Climate Change
Did climate change contribute to the war in Syria?
Dec 5, 2015 · 9 min
Climate Change
Did climate change contribute to the war in Syria?
Nov 27, 2015 · 9 min
WS MoreOrLess: '‘Sympathy’ for jihadis
Are claims that one in five British Muslims ‘sympathise with jihadis’ correct?
Nov 20, 2015 · 9 min
Has Islamic State been Losing Territory?
Has so-called Islamic State been losing territory?
Nov 20, 2015 · 9 min
WS MoreOrLess: Has Islamic State been Losing Territory?
Has so-called Islamic State been losing territory? Ruth Alexander investigates.
Nov 13, 2015 · 9 min
WS MoreOrLess: Creativity and Mental Illness
Are creative people more likely to be mentally ill, and has Cuba wiped out child hunger?
Nov 6, 2015 · 9 min
WS MoreOrLess: China's One Child Policy
As China ends its one child policy what has been its impact? Ruth Alexander investigates.