More or Less

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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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Jul 31, 2015 · 9 min
WSMoreOrLess: Counting Foreign Fighters
How many foreigners have joined militants in Iraq and Syria, and where do they come from?
Jul 24, 2015 · 9 min
WS MoreOrLess: Life Expectancy
How long might you live?
Jul 17, 2015 · 9 min
WS MoreOrLess: Live 8, The G8 and Making Poverty History
What has been achieved in the ten years since Live 8 sought to Make Poverty History?
Jul 10, 2015 · 30 min
Greece Special
Tim Harford and the More or Less team look at the numbers behind the Greek crisis.
Jul 10, 2015 · 30 min
Greece Special
Tim Harford looks at the numbers to tell the story of the Greek crisis.
Jun 26, 2015 · 9 min
Biggest Movies
Jurassic World took $511m in its first weekend. Why have recent films done so well?
Jun 19, 2015 · 9 min
WS MoreOrLess: Horoscope Health
Can your horoscope predict which diseases you’ll develop?
Jun 13, 2015 · 9 min
WS MoreOrLess: Global Footprint
Do we need one and a half planets worth of resources? Tim Harford investigates.
Jun 12, 2015 · 23 min
Obesity Projections, Global Footprint, Street Value of Drugs
Tim Harford looks at how recent obesity projections were calculated.
Jun 6, 2015 · 9 min
WS MoreOrLess: Qatar migrant worker deaths
Tim Harford asks if the World Cup is really responsible for migrant deaths in Qatar.
Jun 5, 2015 · 27 min
World Cup Migrant Deaths
Tim Harford asks if the World Cup is really responsible for migrant deaths in Qatar.
May 30, 2015 · 9 min
WS MoreOrLess: John Nash
The life and achievements of the mathematician John Nash
May 29, 2015 · 27 min
Seven-day NHS
Tim Harford asks if people admitted to hospital at weekends are more likely to die.
May 23, 2015 · 9 min
WS MoreOrLess: Death Penalty
Death Row exoneration statistics. Recently it’s been claimed that for every nine in...
May 22, 2015 · 27 min
Female Drink Drivers
The Police Federation says female drivers aren’t heeding the drink drive warnings.
May 16, 2015 · 9 min
WS MoreOrLess: Big Numbers
How computers are fooled by big numbers. Chris Baraniuk, technology journalist, talks...
May 15, 2015 · 23 min
Strokes, Teachers, Confused Computers 15 May15
Are stroke numbers on the rise? This was according to recent headlines.
May 11, 2015 · 9 min
WS MoreOrLess: Princess Charlotte
The birth of Princess Charlotte could contribute £1 billion to the British economy,...
May 8, 2015 · 23 min
Election and Adultery Special
Tim Harford and a panel of experts discuss pre-election polls and election fact checking.
May 6, 2015 · 16 min
UK election podcast 4
Why don’t all the opinion polls give the same results? Plus, would Labour’s plan a...