Tim Harford and the More or Less team try to make sense of the statistics which surround us. From BB
How reliable is psychology science? The Reproducibility of Psychological Science project reported re
Alzheimers What's behind the claim that 1 in 3 people born in the UK this year could get Alzheimers?
The average rugby pack is much bigger than it was 20 years ago but has the growth finally plateaued?
Striking numbers? Are the unions really on the rise again and holding the country to ransom?The rise
Too dense Is population density the right measure to be looking at when working out how many refugee
Can you rely on non-voters During the election for the leadership of the Labour Party in the UK Jer
Queuing backwards Britons love to queue, but have we been getting it wrong? Lars Peter Osterdal from
Deaths of people 'fit for work' Thousands of people are dying after being declared 'fit for work' b
The Chinese Market Crash in context. How big is the market, how many investors does it have and does
The Chinese Market Crash in context. How big is the market, how many investors does it have and doe
Loop The ancient Greeks saw magic in the geometry of an ellipse and now mathematical writer Alex Be
Diabetes We heard earlier this week that there had been a 60% rise in the number of cases of diabet
A debate has been raging over the last month about the benefits of mass deworming projects. Hugely p
Migrant Crisis There is a "swarm" of migrants coming into Europe according to the Prime Minister. W
Following the recent death of wrestler "Rowdy" Roddy Piper we ask if wrestlers are more likely to di
It has been reported that as many as 20,000 foreign fighters have joined militants in the Middle Eas
Ruth Alexander and the team return to the question of how long you might live. Those born today are
Its ten years since some of the world’s richest nations met in Gleneagles, Scotland. It was there th
Is it true that Greece failed to collect 89% of taxes in 2010? Tim Harford and the More or Less team
The film Jurassic World broke the record for the biggest opening weekend taking $511m. It’s a record