Tim Harford and the More or Less team try to make sense of the statistics which surround us. From BB
Covid vaccines will be offered to all children across the UK between the ages of 5 and 12 - some mon
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In early December 2021 a member of Penn University Women’s Swim Team caused a stir. Lia Thomas not o
Boris Johnson has been ticked off for misleading Parliament on jobs and on crime. He claimed that th
Have you given up on your New Year’s resolution yet? Every year many of us make the promise to becom
Conservative politicians have taken to the airwaves to tell us to forget the parties, and just look
Under lockdown, couples were destined to find themselves closer than ever before, but despite what y
Food writer Jack Monroe sparked national debate this week when she tweeted about food price hikes on
In early January several newspapers ran article claiming that ‘women are 32% more likely to die afte
Are women 32% more likely to die after operation by a male surgeon? Headlines asserting this were sh
In December, Republican politician Lauren Boebert tweeted the claim that ‘365,348 children went miss
The pandemic seems to be entering a new phase as Omicron has taken hold. Is it milder? And how might
In October of last year popular Youtubers Mark Rober and the enigmatically named Mr Beast pledged to
In recent years population growth has slowed rapidly. Experts believe that the global population wil
A guide to the most concerning, striking and downright extraordinary numbers of 2021. Tim Harford as
Christmas, the most wonderful time of the year – if you have something to sell that is. Every year w
Immunity to Covid-19. We've all been hoping to develop it ever since the virus emerged two years ago
Masks, you may not have worn them before 2020 but now we’re all at it. With the rise of the Omicron
Vaccines are the best way to stop deaths and serious cases related to covid19, this is an irrefutabl
