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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Feb 15, 2019 • 23min
Climate Change, Victorian Diseases, Alcohol
Tim Harford on climate change, Victorian diseases, maths mistakes and alcohol consumption
Feb 12, 2019 • 19min
WS More or Less: From the archives: Groundhogs and Kings
Who can better forecast the weather – meteorologists or a rodent? What percentage of the English public are related to King Edward the III, and is malnutrition really on the rise in the UK? Sit back, relax and enjoy some of the good stuff from the More or Less archives.
Feb 8, 2019 • 28min
Teen Suicide; Brexit Business Moves; Wood-Burner Pollution
Tim Harford finds untrue a recent report that there is a 'suicidal generation' of teens.
Feb 4, 2019 • 9min
WS More or Less: You have 15,000 likes!
A listener doubts her popularity on the dating app Tinder. We investigate the numbers.
Feb 1, 2019 • 29min
Holocaust Deniers; Venezuelan Hyperinflation; Tinder Likes
Tim Harford on Holocaust deniers; food prices in Venezuela, and dating app statistics
Jan 26, 2019 • 9min
WS More or Less: Is Suicide Seasonal?
Tim Harford asks which times of the year are riskiest for suicide.
Jan 25, 2019 • 23min
Domestic Violence, Jobs, Easter Snowfall
Tim Harford on domestic violence, employment numbers, and the chance of a white Easter.
Jan 19, 2019 • 9min
WS More or Less: Close Encounters of a Planetary Kind
Which planet is closest to Earth?
Jan 18, 2019 • 30min
Intersex Numbers, Fact-Checking Facebook, Jack Bogle
Tim Harford asks whether 1.7% of people are intersex, and examines false claims about MPs
Jan 12, 2019 • 11min
WS More or Less: The Mathematics of Fever
We look at the numbers behind body temperature – what is normal?
