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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 2, 2015 · 9 min
WS MoreOrLess: Nuns on the rise
It was recently reported that the number of women training to become Catholic nuns in...
May 1, 2015 · 23 min
Polls, nuns and life partners
On the eve of the UK's general election, Tim Harford takes a look at what polling data...
Apr 25, 2015 · 9 min
WS MoreOrLess: Xenophobia in South Africa
Are migrants ‘stealing’ jobs; does South Africa have more asylum seekers than any...
Apr 24, 2015 · 16 min
UK Election Podcast 3
Are we witnessing a jobs ‘miracle’? Also under scrutiny - Scotland’s deficit; a...
Apr 18, 2015 · 9 min
WS MoreOrLess: Liver Transplant.
A young listener who needs a liver transplant has received an offer from his brother a...
Apr 17, 2015 · 27 min
UK election podcast 2
Fact-checking the politicians during the election campaign on NHS funding; rail fares...
Apr 13, 2015 · 33 min
UK election podcast 1
Can you trust the figures given to you by the political parties during the UK's We and...
Apr 11, 2015 · 9 min
WS MoreOrLess: The Ignorance Test
Professor Hans Rosling - perhaps best-described as a kind of international development...
Apr 3, 2015 · 9 min
WS MoreOrLess: Maths and Chess
Is it really true that ability in mathematics and chess are somehow linked? Tim pits a...
Mar 28, 2015 · 9 min
WS MoreOrLess: How safe is flying?
The Germanwings A320 tragedy, in which 150 people died, is the latest in a series of...
Mar 21, 2015 · 9 min
Does Breastfeeding Increase IQ?
A major 30-year study claims to show breastfed babies become more intelligent, higher...
Mar 14, 2015 · 9 min
WS MoreOrLess: Measuring World Health
Babies born in Rwanda are likely to live healthier lives than those in the most 10% of...
Mar 7, 2015 · 9 min
WS MoreOrLess: The future of food
"In the next 40 years, humans will need to produce more food that they did in the a of...
Feb 28, 2015 · 9 min
WS MoreOrLess: Black prisoners in the US
Oscar-winner John Legend said that there are more black men "under correctional in the...
Feb 21, 2015 · 9 min
WS MoreOrLess: Sleeping: the 8-hour myth
It’s often said that we should all be aiming to get eight hours of sleep a night but...
Feb 14, 2015 · 9 min
The mathematical secrets to relationships
How maths can help you find love, and hold on to it. Plus, we hear a collection of our...
Feb 9, 2015 · 9 min
WS MoreOrLess: Is strenuous jogging bad for you?
Tim Harford asks whether claims that keen runners might be damaging their health are...
Feb 6, 2015 · 27 min
Is strenuous jogging bad for you?
Tim Harford on claims that keen runners might be damaging their health.
Feb 2, 2015 · 9 min
WS MoreOrLess: The maths of dating
How to use mathematics to find your life partner. Plus: what are the chances that two...
Jan 30, 2015 · 27 min
Cameron’s 1000 jobs
Fact-checking the Conservatives' employment claims; the price of milk; unhappy how to...