More or Less Episodes Episode guide
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WS MoreOrLess: Risk Savvy
A famous probability puzzle is discussed involving goats and game shows with German...
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WS MoreOrLess: Qatar migrant worker deaths
Tim Harford asks if the World Cup is really responsible for migrant deaths in Qatar.
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WS MoreOrLess: Processed Meat and Cancer
Are processed meats as cancer-causing as cigarettes? Ruth Alexander investigates.
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WS MoreOrLess: Princess Charlotte
The birth of Princess Charlotte could contribute £1 billion to the British economy,...
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WS MoreOrLess: Pregnancy and Homicide
The movie Gone Girl claims homicide is a leading cause of death for pregnant women.
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WS MoreOrLess: Population explosion?
"We just shut our eyes to the fact that the world's population is increasing out of...
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WS MoreOrLess: Oil
Are a million barrels of Nigeria’s oil stolen per day? Ruth Alexander finds out.
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WS MoreOrLess: Nuns on the rise
It was recently reported that the number of women training to become Catholic nuns in...
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WS MoreOrLess: Numbers of the Year part 3.
What is the most important number in the world? Robert Peston tells us and Helen Joyce...
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WS MoreOrLess: Numbers of the Year part 2.
How optimistic are people about the future? The BBC's Evan Davis tells More or Less as...
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WS MoreOrLess: Numbers of the Year part 1.
What is so special about 39,222 Mexican teachers? In the first of three episodes back...
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WS MoreOrLess: Numbers of the Year 2015: Part Three
Tim Harford looks back at some of the most interesting numbers making the news in 2015.
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WS MoreOrLess: Numbers of the Year 2015 Part 1
Tim Harford looks back at some of the most interesting numbers of 2015.
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WS MoreOrLess: Nobel Prize puzzle
Tim Harford tells the story of how two economists who disagree with each other have...
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WS MoreOrLess: Mosquitoes and elephants
Has the mosquito killed half the people who have ever lived? Tim Harford assesses the...
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WS MoreOrLess: Money for nothing?
When it comes to aid, what works best – giving people food, shelter, medicine, or it...
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WS MoreOrLess: Millennium Development Goals
Have the eight goals for addressing extreme poverty set by the UN made a difference?
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WS MoreOrLess: Measuring World Health
Babies born in Rwanda are likely to live healthier lives than those in the most 10% of...
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WS MoreOrLess: Maths and Chess
Is it really true that ability in mathematics and chess are somehow linked? Tim pits a...
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WS MoreOrLess: Liver Transplant.
A young listener who needs a liver transplant has received an offer from his brother a...
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WS MoreOrLess: Live 8, The G8 and Making Poverty History
What has been achieved in the ten years since Live 8 sought to Make Poverty History?
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WS MoreOrLess: Life Expectancy
How long might you live?
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WS MoreOrLess: Kidney Donation
The chance of a successful kidney match between two unrelated people has increased in...
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WS MoreOrLess: John Nash
The life and achievements of the mathematician John Nash
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WS MoreOrLess: Is this the greatest world cup ever?
As we reach the end of the group stage are we really witnessing the greatest world cup...
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WS MoreOrLess: Is strenuous jogging bad for you?
Tim Harford asks whether claims that keen runners might be damaging their health are...
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WS MoreOrLess: Indian Farmer Suicides
This week Ruth Alexander is looking at farmer suicides in India. But is it any more in...
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WS MoreOrLess: Immigration
How much do migrants cost or benefit a nation? Plus, planning a wedding - when you and...
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WS MoreOrLess: How safe is flying?
The Germanwings A320 tragedy, in which 150 people died, is the latest in a series of...
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WS MoreOrLess: How Reliable is Psychology Science?
How reliable are psychological science studies? Tim Harford finds out.
