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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 20, 2012 · 27 min
Has clamping down on drugs made the Tour de France slower?
The Tour de France, we are told, has finally cleaned up its act and clamped down on of...
Jul 14, 2012 · 27 min
Who are the Libor losers?
How much damage did messing with Libor really do to the financial system? And we the a...
Jul 14, 2012 · 9 min
More or Less: Who are the Libor losers? (WS)
How much damage did messing with Libor really do to the financial system? After all, a...
Jul 6, 2012 · 9 min
Drinks and drugs capital of the world? (WS)
Do residents of the tiny micronesian island of Palau really smoke more cannabis, and...
Jun 29, 2012 · 9 min
Hit movies and killer birthdays (WS)
What is the highest-earning film ever if you adjust for inflation? And are birthdays...
Jun 23, 2012 · 9 min
(WS) Weight of the world
How fat could the global population become? Plus, Angela Saini considers whether could...
Jun 18, 2012 · 9 min
(WS) Chance encounters
Is the likelihood of bumping into your boss on holiday greater than you think? Angela...
Jun 11, 2012 · 9 min
Interview with Daniel Kahneman
Tim Harford interviews Daniel Kahneman, a psychologist who won the Nobel Prize in...
Jun 4, 2012 · 9 min
Counting images of The Queen. (WS)
How many images of Queen Elizabeth II have ever been created? And is Facebook really...
May 28, 2012 · 24 min
Would firing staff 'at will' work? (R4)
Is there any evidence to support the Beecroft Review's recommended changes to law? and...
May 25, 2012 · 9 min
The maths of infidelity (WS)
It’s a very commonly-held belief that men are less faithful than women But it takes...
May 21, 2012 · 9 min
Where are the world hardest workers? (WS)
Earlier in the year we found out that Greeks put in more working hours than Germans.
May 17, 2012 · 27 min
Troubled families and unneutered cats. (R4)
Troubled families, nursing numbers and the mathematical consequences of unneutered cats.
May 14, 2012 · 9 min
Trouble on the Greek railways (WS)
Would it be cheaper to send every Greek rail passenger by taxi instead? This programme...
May 11, 2012 · 28 min
Are CEOs worth it? (R4)
Executive pay, chess and trouble on the Greek railway.
May 4, 2012 · 9 min
A grand economic experiment? (WS)
Are we witnessing a grand economic experiment being played out between Europe, trying...
May 4, 2012 · 27 min
Austerity, border queues and bank holidays (R4)
Are we witnessing a grand economic experiment playing out between Britain and the How...
Apr 27, 2012 · 9 min
The formula that changed the world
The Midas Formula - In this week's More or Less: The story of Black-Scholes, the that...
Apr 27, 2012 · 28 min
The formula that changed the world
Rain and drought in numbers, the formula which changed Wall Street and then the world...
Apr 20, 2012 · 9 min
20 Apr 12
Is the rate of species extinction exaggerated - or even unknowable? Producer: Richard...