More or Less: Behind the Stats

Exploring the milestone of renewable energy surpassing coal capacity for the first time and its potential impact on reducing carbon emissions, along with a debate on the controversy surrounding this rise. Comparing the running time and electricity generation of coal and renewables, stressing the need for increased renewable capacity.

Pensioners now have higher incomes than working-age individuals, Norovirus outbreaks predicted through social media data, a simulation on finding lost companions in nightclubs, and London's battle against air pollution

NASA's new warning system for detecting Earth-bound asteroids is examined, along with the feasibility of Hollywood movie scenarios like Armageddon. Insights into NASA's monitoring of asteroids and a comparison of asteroid deflection missions. Discussions on the challenges of training drillers to be astronauts and vice versa.

Discussing the rise of dementia-related deaths, complexities in attributing dementia as a cause of death, US election results, Nobel Prize in Economics focusing on incomplete contracts, a challenging chocolate muffin logic puzzle, public attitudes towards immigration in the UK, and nuanced views on immigration control post-Brexit.

Amelia Hoover Green, Dara Cohen, and Phyllis Kimba debunk Liberia's rape statistic, revealing the myths and misleading statistics propagated. They discuss the limitations of a study on rape statistics, consequences of inaccurate numbers, and challenges in measuring sexual violence rates accurately.

Exploring US election demographics and the Electoral College, dissecting the stray cat population in the UK, unraveling the puzzle world of Hubert Phillips, and discussing global literacy gains

Exploring the global spending on ice cream versus humanitarian aid, debunking misconceptions about aid budgets, uncovering exaggerated immigration figures in political discourse, and emphasizing the importance of fact-checking statistical claims.

Fact-checking Trump's statistical claims, debunking exaggerations on immigration and murder rates. Exploring gerrymandering in politics and global wildlife decline. Analyzing gender representation in parliaments and deadly realities of cocaine trafficking in Colombia.

Are girls under 15 really getting married every 7 seconds? The podcast discusses child marriage statistics worldwide, highlighting alarming numbers from countries like the Central African Republic and Chad. They also delve into the dangers of opaque algorithms and hidden customer scoring systems used by companies, emphasizing the need for change and transparency.

Explore the tumultuous journey of Pablo Escobar, uncovering the human toll of cocaine production in the 1990s, analyzing estimates of deaths from cocaine production, and debunking misconceptions about Colombia's violent history.