Tim Harford and the More or Less team try to make sense of the statistics which surround us. From BB
Rain and drought in numbers, the formula which changed Wall Street and then the world forever - and
Is the rate of species extinction exaggerated - or even unknowable? Producer: Richard Knight This pr
We investigate the height of North Koreans, the width of police officers and rate of species extinct
Are there really more Porsche Cayenne owners in Greece than taxpayers earning over 50,000 euros? Can
The Royal Mail says UK stamp prices are still among the best value in Europe, despite an imminent st
Do Manchester United and other leading clubs like Real Madrid and Barcelona benefit from biased refe
If there were perfect income equality worldwide, and everybody earned the same amount of money, how
Eating an extra portion of red meat every day is associated with an increased risk of death, says a
Tim Harford explains why the technology giant Apple is not bigger than Poland, as media reports have
Tim Harford assesses how global poverty is measured, as the World Bank releases the latest figures o
Fifty-five per cent of Syrians do not think their leader President Assad should resign, according to
Can you measure your popularity – or that of anyone or anything – by the number of results that an i
How do you measure a famine? Following the UN’s recent announcement that famine conditions have ende
Tim Harford investigates one of the most popular questions from More or Less listeners: “Are there m
Which are the world’s biggest cities, and what are their populations? Two simple questions that we d
A four-year bet about global warming between two scientists is settled. In 2008, after there had bee
President Hugo Chavez of Venezuela thinks the US may have developed a secret technology to give him
High Speed rail - Tim Harford speaks to railway consultant Chris Stokes and Alison Munro from HS2 Lt
Tim Harford tackles the use of statistics in court, the average rise in rail fares, infinity and res
