More or Less: Behind the Stats

Epidemiologist Elizabeth Pisani challenges composer Tony Haynes to turn medical statistics into music, resulting in a jazzy performance highlighting diseases like Zika and HIV. The collaboration showcases the unique fusion of data and art, aiming to raise awareness about disease impact and funding discrepancies.

This podcast explores tax policies, migration strategies, and the impact of Winter Fuel Payment changes. It also delves into free school meals, obesity, and the societal benefits of school lunches. Additionally, it discusses the unique gift ideas for statistics enthusiasts shared by listeners and concludes the series with a promise to return in August.

Educators Cathy Davidson, Daisy Christodoulou, and Andrew Old discuss the faulty education system and the claim that 65% of future jobs have not yet been invented. They explore the implications for preparing students for unknown roles in the workforce and debate the need for a modernized education system. Emphasis is placed on practical skills and statistical common sense for school children.

Former MI5 Head, Dame Stella Rimmington, discusses challenges in monitoring flagged individuals. Topics include care home statistics for older people, innovative penalty shootout structures in sports, and concerns over pre-release access to official economic data.

Researcher Gopolang Makou from Africa Check discusses the staggering number of refugees entering Uganda from South Sudan. The podcast challenges comparisons between Uganda's intake and European countries. It also delves into birth rates and education funding in England.

Exploring tax plans for high earners in the Labour manifesto, debunking a controversial tax rates graphic, analyzing online vs. offline data insights, giving dating advice for successful second dates, discussing climate predictions and the concept of infinity through Hilbert's Hotel, and exploring mathematical structures with a Battenberg cake metaphor.

Discussing nurses' pay disparities and reliance on food banks, analyzing Scottish council election results confusion, and exploring mathematical sequences for fairer penalty shootouts in football.

Exploring how babies' growth is measured using numbers from growth charts, discussing Baby Arlo's big numbers and questioning if he's the biggest baby in America. Delving into the significance of percentiles in determining a baby's health and the role of genetics in a baby's size.

Exploring the challenges of navigating the intricate Barbican Housing Estate in London, discussing the impact of urban intelligibility on navigation and local economies, and linking navigation abilities to dementia research.

Exploring discrepancies in crime rates, impact of social media influence, math anxiety, and NHS cuts. Delving into math questions, police officer salaries, and maze navigation with Tremo's algorithm. Teasers for future episodes and gift-giving rewards promotion.