More or Less Episodes Episode guide
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Did Sir Roger Bannister make the 鈥榠mpossible鈥� possible?
A mile in under four minutes. Did positive thinking propel dozens to do the same?
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British Law: Made in Brussels?
How much British law is made in Brussels: is it UKIP's 75 per cent or Clegg's 7 per cent?
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Killed for Being Female?
Are there 100 million women missing from the world?
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Magic Numbers
Do you have a favourite number - one you think stands out from all the others?
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Nigeria - Rich or Poor?
How did Nigeria become the largest African economy overnight?
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Freedom in Numbers
How many people in the world live in freedom? First broadcast live on 01 April 2014.
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Freedom in Numbers
How many people in the world live in freedom?
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Is London France鈥檚 Sixth Largest City?
Are there really 300,000 French people in London?
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Missing Planes
Could Bayesian statistics help find Flight MH370?
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Mailbox Edition
Your questions 鈥� from the USA, Australia and the world
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Modern Slavery
Are there 21 million slaves in the world today?
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The 10,000 Hours Rule
Is it possible to become an expert on practice alone?
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Neknomination Outbreak
How quickly will the online global drinking craze Neknomination spread - and fizzle out?
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Love by Numbers
The maths behind modern matchmaking
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Rising Drug Overdose Deaths
Deaths from drug overdoses in the United States are on the rise 鈥� but why?
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Immigration
Tim Harford explores the economic benefits of immigration, plus wedding guest strategies.
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The 50p tax rate
Tim Harford looks at how much revenue the 50p rate of tax would raise.
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Alcohol and Cancer
Do two large glasses of wine triple the risk of mouth cancer?
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Counting the contribution of immigrants
Tim Harford presents a detailed looked at the impact immigration has on the public purse.
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Could an Apple-a-day Reduce Illness?
A study has shown an apple-a-day will actually keep the doctors away but is it accurate?
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Fact-checking obesity crisis claims
Tim Harford discovers that health data contradict a report which says obesity is worsening
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Counting the Dead in Iraq
How do you count those killed in war accurately?
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The Week That Kills
Tim Harford tries to find out why this is the week of the year in which most deaths occur.
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The Numbers of 2013 - Part Two
The most informative, interesting and idiosyncratic statistics of the year
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The Power of Pension Fees
Tim Harford and Money Box's Paul Lewis show how small charges hit pension funds hard.
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The Numbers of 2013 - Part One
The most informative, interesting and idiosyncratic statistics of the year
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Numbers of the year
The most informative, revealing and idiosyncratic statistics of 2013, with Tim Harford.
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Global Wine Shortage?
It is reported that global wine supplies are running low but do the figures add up?
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Britain's 80,000 homeless children
Tim Harford on a Shelter statistic. Plus wine shortage, maths and magic, and football.
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Genocide in South Africa?
Do crime stats show white South Africans are the victims of widespread racist killings?
