Tim Harford and the More or Less team try to make sense of the statistics which surround us. From BB
Last week's mass-shooting at a cinema in Colorado has - not suprisingly - intensified America's bitt
The Tour de France, we are told, has finally cleaned up its act and clamped down on the use of perfo
How much damage did messing with Libor really do to the financial system? And we investigate the cla
How much damage did messing with Libor really do to the financial system? After all, most financial
Do residents of the tiny micronesian island of Palau really smoke more cannabis, and drink more beer
What is the highest-earning film ever if you adjust for inflation? And are birthdays killing us?
How fat could the global population become? Plus, Angela Saini considers whether statistics could se
Is the likelihood of bumping into your boss on holiday greater than you think? Angela Saini and the
Tim Harford interviews Daniel Kahneman, a psychologist who won the Nobel Prize in Economics. The aut
How many images of Queen Elizabeth II have ever been created? And is Facebook really worth more than
Is there any evidence to support the Beecroft Review's recommended changes to employment law? Plus:
It’s a very commonly-held belief that men are less faithful than women But it takes two to tango. So
Earlier in the year we found out that Greeks put in more working hours than Germans. But the Germans
Troubled families, nursing numbers and the mathematical consequences of unneutered cats.
Would it be cheaper to send every Greek rail passenger by taxi instead? This programme was first bro
Executive pay, chess and trouble on the Greek railway.
Are we witnessing a grand economic experiment being played out between Europe, trying to cut its way
Are we witnessing a grand economic experiment playing out between Britain and the United States? How
The Midas Formula - In this week's More or Less: The story of Black-Scholes, the equation that trans
