Tim Harford and the More or Less team try to make sense of the statistics which surround us. From BB
It is a commonly held belief that if women spend enough time together, their bodies start to communi
Britons entitled to Irish passports After the Brexit vote in June, so many Britons applied for Irish
Statistics suggest that officially about half of the countries in the world have abolished Capital P
The “gender pay gap” This topic has been in the news this week after the Institute for Fiscal Studie
With high profile attacks in Brussels, Nice and Munich, you might think that 2016 has been a particu
Is 2016 an unusually deadly year for terrorism?In a joint investigation with BBC Newsbeat and BBC Mo
World Records are being set at a much faster rate in swimming than in other sports. At the Rio Olymp
It has been reported that Prime Minister Theresa May is planning on lifting the ban on creating new
How can we use statistics to predict how many medals each nation will win? We speak to Dr Julia Bred
The Government says that since the introduction of the 5p fee for single use plastic bags their use
How can the techniques of computer science help us in everyday life? We speak to Brian Christian co-
Many news outlets have reported this week that a Waitrose supermarket pushes up house prices in the
The Irish Central Statistics Office has released figures showing that Ireland’s economy grew by 26%
The Irish Central Statistics Office has released figures showing that Ireland?s economy grew by 26%
Protests have spread across the United States over the last few weeks. The protestors have been regi
It’s often said that we should all be aiming to get eight hours of sleep a night. But could it actua
Is Iceland the best football team in the world per capita? England suffered a 2-1 defeat to Iceland
Following a referendum, the UK has voted to leave the European Union. Tim Harford and the team explo
How are companies using our personal data? It’s a familiar concern. Online retailers are tracking us
