Tim Harford and the More or Less team try to make sense of the statistics which surround us. From BB
What’s the most successful nation? (0’40”) We look at population, GDP per capita and ski areas of th
How to question dubious statistics in just a few short steps.
How many people have UN staff raped? – (0’40’’) It was reported in a number of the newspapers this w
Alcohol consumption has fallen sharply according to Russia’s health ministry
Why the biggest ever fall in the Dow wasn't, and how much do women spend on tampons?
A key pledge of the Chinese President Xi Jinping is that China will have eradicated poverty by 2020.
How many transgender people are there in the UK?The UK produces official statistics about all sorts
The survey question that could affect the accuracy of its results.The United States are due to run t
First sexual experience - checking the facts A short film for the Draw A Line campaign has made the
If you ask an economist to explain what is happening in a country’s economy. They rely on economic d
Gender Pay Gap This week the Office for National Statistics has published analysis trying to find ou
A forgotten French mathematician is the focus of our programme. He anticipated both Einstein's theor
Did missed appointments cost the NHS £1 billion last year? New figures published recently suggest th
Why it isn’t as simple to work out as you think.
Phones, lawn mowers and how Kim Kardashian helped the public understanding of risk.
Measuring the energy used to keep the cryptocurrency secure.
Could the US President’s Diet Coke habit affect his health? and 'contained' wildfires
Headlines claim that eating chocolate can protect you from developing Alzheimer’s disease. The theor
Are some people just very lucky? The maths suggest that is unlikely.
