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Tim Harford explains - and sometimes debunks - the numbers and statistics used in political debate, the news and everyday life.
Episodes (831 available)
Tim Harford investigates regional inequality, migrant costs, donkey donations and honey.
30 mins
Is Donald Trump right to say the US and Venezuela have 60% of the world’s oil?
9 mins
Tim Harford investigates bad productivity data, AI carbon, nuns and quiet album ends.
29 mins
Have crops lost nutrients since the 1950s? We dig into the evidence.
9 mins
Tim Harford investigates kids’ teeth, Israeli drugs, NEETs and the chances AI kills us all
28 mins
Climate scientist Zeke Hausfather on a potentially record-breaking El Niño.
9 mins
Tim Harford on prison recalls, UK millionaires, European wildfires and thieving seagulls.
29 mins
Why every card shuffle is an unprecedented event in the history of the universe
9 mins
Six snack-sized synopses of Bayeux Tapestry-related stats
7 mins
Investigating how much sick leave is taken on average around the world
9 mins