More or Less Podcast
Tim Harford explains - and sometimes debunks - the numbers and statistics used in political debate, the news and everyday life.
Episodes to download
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The extraordinary life of Robert Moses
Sat 21 Aug 2021
The life of mathematics educator and civil rights organiser, Dr Robert Moses
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The extraordinary life of Robert Moses
Sat 21 Aug 2021
The life of mathematics educator and civil rights organiser, Dr Robert Moses
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How good were the performances at the Tokyo Olympics?
Mon 16 Aug 2021
What can the data tell us about the quality of the Covid hit games?
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How good were the performances at the Tokyo Olympics?
Sat 14 Aug 2021
What can the data tell us about the quality of the Covid hit games?
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Jab fears explained: a base rate fallacy
Sat 7 Aug 2021
Why increasing Covid infections amongst the vaccinated isn鈥檛 necessarily bad news.
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Jab fears explained: a base rate fallacy
Sat 7 Aug 2021
Why increasing Covid infections amongst the vaccinated isn鈥檛 necessarily bad news
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Breaking climate records
Sat 31 Jul 2021
The odds and probability behind record-breaking temperatures
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Breaking Climate Records
Sat 31 Jul 2021
The odds and probability behind record-breaking temperatures
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The Rise of Delta
Sat 24 Jul 2021
Where鈥檚 this new Variant spreading and what can be done to stop it?
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The Rise of Delta
Sat 24 Jul 2021
Where鈥檚 this new Variant spreading and what can be done to stop it?
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The Freedom Day Gamble
Mon 19 Jul 2021
Tim Harford and the team try to work out how long Covid cases will continue to rise.
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Long Covid and Vaccinating Children
Sat 17 Jul 2021
The world watches as the UK lifts its remaining Covid restrictions
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Are there 40 million Nigerians on Twitter?
Sat 10 Jul 2021
Recent reports have claimed that Nigeria has 40 million Twitter users 鈥� but is this true?
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Are there 40 million Nigerians on Twitter?
Sat 10 Jul 2021
Recent reports have claimed that Nigeria has 40 million Twitter users 鈥� but is this true?
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Is Ivermectin a Covid 鈥榳onder drug鈥�?
Sat 3 Jul 2021
What do we know about the efficacy of Ivermectin as a treatment for Covid-19?
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Is Ivermectin a Covid 鈥榳onder drug鈥�?
Sat 3 Jul 2021
What do we know about the efficacy of Ivermectin as a treatment for Covid-19?
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Scotland cases, flood risk and taxing the poor
Wed 30 Jun 2021
Covid-19 cases are on the rise in Scotland, plus will your town be under water by 2030?
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Maths and the Mayflower
Sat 26 Jun 2021
Are there really 35 million descendants of the Mayflower alive today?
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Maths and the Mayflower
Sat 26 Jun 2021
Are there really 35 million descendants of the Mayflower alive today?
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Delta cases, blue tits and that one-in-two cancer claim
Wed 23 Jun 2021
Should we worry about the Delta variant? Plus how much do blue tits eat?
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Covid deaths, outdoor swimming and care homes
Wed 16 Jun 2021
The global death toll has reached a grim milestone. Plus the UK鈥檚 low ranking waters.
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Third wave fears, smart motorways and bra sizes
Wed 9 Jun 2021
Should we worry about Covid-19 cases rising? Plus are smart motorways safe?
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Bolton vaccines, Yorkshire versus Scotland and the average gamer
Wed 2 Jun 2021
Were tens of thousands of people getting their jab in Bolton every single day?
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The Seaspiracy 鈥渧irtually empty ocean鈥� claim
Sat 29 May 2021
Why it鈥檚 unlikely our oceans will be virtually empty by 2048.
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The Seaspiracy 鈥渧irtually empty ocean鈥� claim
Sat 29 May 2021
Why it鈥檚 unlikely our oceans will be virtually empty by 2048.
Unlock the history and truth behind the data with The OU
Explore how numbers shape, and sometimes mislead us, with The Open University.
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