Tim Harford and the More or Less team try to make sense of the statistics which surround us. From BB
With energy prices in the UK spiralling, Tim Harford asks whether there is an easy and realistic way
When the official figures were announced in Kenya’s presidential election, it looked like the total
When the official figures were announced in Kenya?s presidential election, it looked like the total
Videos on TikTok have been claiming that so-called “natural” birth control methods can be 99% effect
Videos on TikTok have been claiming that so-called ?natural? birth control methods can be 99% effect
The opinion polling industry’s reputation has taken a battering in recent years, as high profile sli
Ahead of the opening of the new season of the English Premier League, baseless rumours and dodgy sta
Why do we measure the world around us in the way we do? There is a rich history to be explored - fro
US athlete Devon Allen has made global headlines this week after being disqualified from the 110m hu
In his State of the Nation address in early June 2022, Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni said that
Various claims have been made about how much water is used in the production of a pair of jeans, tha
Earlier this month, the US Supreme Court overturned its 1973 ruling on Roe vs Wade - the case which
Covid cases are rising once again – how accurately are official figures picking up the new wave and
Covid cases are rising once again ? how accurately are official figures picking up the new wave and
After beating a plagiarism claim in court, musician Ed Sheeran said that musical coincidences were i
Do rail workers really earn £13,000 a year more than nurses? As rail strikes severely hit services w
Magazine articles and advice columns are commonly littered with spurious statistics about how much s
The former Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt says that the cost of maternity litigation claims in England
British mathematics professor and broadcaster Hannah Fry has spent many years trying to explain the
The UK has a low unemployment rate, and a large number of people who are not working right now – we
