

More or Less
BBC Radio 4
Tim Harford explains - and sometimes debunks - the numbers and statistics used in political debate, the news and everyday life
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Aug 5, 2011 • 28min
US debt
Tim Harford and the More or Less team unpick more numbers in the news. This week: US debt, NHS funding and the "27 club".

May 13, 2011 • 28min
Public Sector Pay
Investigating the public sector pay premium, statins and the 'decline effect'.

May 7, 2011 • 28min
Climate Refugees
More or Less looks at child poverty, climate refugees and Sir Henry Cooper's greatest moment.

Apr 29, 2011 • 28min
Wedding Stats
In More or Less this week: a cornucopia of wedding-related numbers. And AV explained.

Apr 22, 2011 • 28min
How useful is GDP?
Tim Harford and team look at GDP, school standards and the results of 'The Other Census'.

Apr 15, 2011 • 28min
Tuition fees
Exploring controversies surrounding tuition fees and statistical significance testing, including discussions on progressive taxation and its implications. The podcast covers real-world examples of inflation calculations and societal impacts, with a touch of humor and empathy towards Trumpton's economic challenges.

Apr 8, 2011 • 28min
Youth Unemployment
In More or Less this week: youth unemployment, Trumpton and social mobility.

Apr 1, 2011 • 28min
Small spending cuts?
Tim Harford is back with a new series of More or Less, and the numbers behind the news. Are the cuts "small"? And we introduce "The Other Census".

Mar 30, 2011 • 28min
The Story of Economics 'Monsters'
In this three-part series Michael Blastland lays out the history of economic ideas to understand why economics goes wrong and whether it can ever go entirely right. In the third and final programme, 'Monsters', Michael investigates another view of economics: that it is the story of people, how they think and behave.

Mar 23, 2011 • 28min
The Story of Economics 'Cogs'
'More or Less' creator Michael Blastland goes to Chicago to explore a machine-like view of the economy in the second part of 'The Story of Economics'.


