More or Less Podcast
Tim Harford explains - and sometimes debunks - the numbers and statistics used in political debate, the news and everyday life.
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Is an ancient charioteer the best paid sportsperson of all time?
Sat 14 Feb 2026
Did a Roman charioteer really earn the equivalent of $15 billion dollars?
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Is this Premier League striker a secret maths genius?
Sat 7 Feb 2026
Is Chelsea鈥檚 Liam Delap a maths genius? Or has he got a trick up his sleeve?
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Is this Premier League striker a secret maths genius?
Sat 7 Feb 2026
Tim Harford explains the numbers and statistics in the news and in life.
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Could Europe use its financial muscle to strong-arm the US?
Sat 31 Jan 2026
Europe holds trillions of dollars of US shares and bonds - but can they use them?
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Could Europe use its financial muscle to strong-arm the US?
Sat 31 Jan 2026
Europe holds trillions of dollars of US shares and bonds - but can they use them?
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Can you get 拢71,000 on benefits?
Wed 28 Jan 2026
Tim Harford investigates benefits, church attacks, saunas and marathon running.
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Is Greenland as big as Africa?
Sat 24 Jan 2026
Tim Harford asks if Greenland is really as vast as most maps seem to suggest
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Is Greenland as big as Africa?
Sat 24 Jan 2026
Tim Harford asks if Greenland is really as vast as most maps seem to suggest
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How close is Greenland to the United States?
Wed 21 Jan 2026
Tim Harford investigates Greenland maps, climate costs, house prices and Traitors maths.
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South Korea study does not show Covid vaccine causes cancer
Sat 17 Jan 2026
Influencers claim that this study shows that covid jabs cause cancer. That is not true
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No, a study has not shown that the covid jab causes cancer
Sat 17 Jan 2026
Why a study from South Korea does not show that vaccines cause cancer
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Have more than 100 private schools been forced to close because of VAT?
Wed 14 Jan 2026
Tim Harford investigates closing schools, X users, Covid deaths and churchgoers
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Does Venezuela really have the biggest oil reserves in the world?
Sat 10 Jan 2026
We investigate if there are actually 300 billion barrels of oil in Venezuela's reserves
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Does Venezuela really have the biggest oil reserves in the world?
Sat 10 Jan 2026
We investigate if there are actually 300 billion barrels of oil in Venezuela's reserves
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Immigration, Benefits and Inequality—The Stats of the Nation
Fri 9 Jan 2026
5/5 Tim Harford explores the stats on some of the UK鈥檚 most potent political debates.
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Older People, Education, Prisons and the Weather—The Stats of the Nation
Thu 8 Jan 2026
4/5 Tim Harford explores the stats on pensioners, exams, justice and climate change.
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Sex, Drugs and Empty Homes—The Stats of the Nation
Wed 7 Jan 2026
3/5 Tim Harford explores the numbers that help explain fertility, pharmaceuticals and crime.
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Health—The Stats of the Nation
Tue 6 Jan 2026
2/5 Tim Harford explores the numbers that help explain the state of health and the NHS.
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The Economy—The Stats of the Nation
Mon 5 Jan 2026
1/5 Tim Harford explores the numbers that help explain the state of the UK economy.
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Numbers of the year 2026
Sat 3 Jan 2026
From passenger numbers to world cup travel, we cast our eye forwards into 2026
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Numbers of the year 2026
Sat 3 Jan 2026
From passenger numbers to world cup travel, we cast our eye forwards into 2026
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Numbers of the year 2025
Sat 27 Dec 2025
From tariffs to comets, we look back at the numbers of 2025 across the world
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Numbers of the year 2025
Sat 27 Dec 2025
From tariffs to comets, we look back at the numbers of 2025 across the world
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Were there really Three Wise Men?
Christmas Eve 2025
From counting people to measuring housework - we explore.
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The shocking world of US health costs
Sat 20 Dec 2025
Can the same pill cost $3 in a pharmacy and $750 in a hospital?
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The shocking world of US health costs
Sat 20 Dec 2025
Can the same pill cost $3 in a pharmacy and $750 in a hospital?
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Do we really have 鈥榮uperflu鈥�?
Wed 17 Dec 2025
The NHS is warning of an unprecedented flu season - we check.
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RCP 8.5: Why did the climate change model get it wrong?
Sat 13 Dec 2025
How an important climate model was too pessimistic about the future
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RCP 8.5: Why did the climate change model get it wrong?
Sat 13 Dec 2025
How an important climate model was too pessimistic about the future
Unlock the history and truth behind the data with The OU
Explore how numbers shape, and sometimes mislead us, with The Open University.
When can you trust statistics?
麻豆社 Ideas discovers three easy ways to help make sense of statistics.
