Tim Harford and the More or Less team try to make sense of the statistics which surround us. From BB
Many articles in the media compare countries with one another - who’s faring better or worse in the
John Horton Conway died in April this year at the age of 82 from Covid-19 related complications. An
We compare Covid-19 rates around the world. Headlines say NHS staff are dying in large numbers, how
Scientific models disagree wildly as to what the course of the coronavirus pandemic might be. With e
Do face masks stop you getting coronavirus? You might instinctively think that covering your mouth a
Is the coronavirus related death count misleading because of delays in reporting? Do face masks help
Tim Harford and Ruth Alexander examine the statistics around the world to see if more men are dying
This week, we examine criticisms of Imperial College’s epidemiologists. We ask how A-Level and GCSE
Professor Sir David Spiegelhalter, Chair of the Winton Centre for Risk and Evidence Communication, p
We’ve dedicated this special episode to the numbers surrounding the Coronavirus pandemic. Statistica
Last week, while schools and businesses across Europe closed in an attempt to halt the spread of Cor
Does Iran have a lot more covid-19 cases that its figures suggest?
Every winter its the same, someone will tell you to put a hat on to save your body from losing all o
Does watching 30 minutes of Netflix have the same carbon footprint as driving four miles?
Dipping into the archive for stories on the art of prediction and wood burner pollution
Artificial Intelligence – or AI for short – is often depicted in films in the shape of helpful droid
A lot has changed since our last episode covering the numbers behind the coronavirus - for a start i
Covid-19 stats, spreading jam far and wide, cooking with AI, and James Wong on vegetables
