Main content

More or Less Episodes

  1. WS MoreOrLess: Big Numbers

    How computers are fooled by big numbers. Chris Baraniuk, technology journalist, talks...

  2. WS MoreOrLess: Big Data

    Big data has been enjoying a lot of hype, with promises it will help deliver from to...

  3. WS MoreOrLess: Bad Luck and Cancer

    Most cancers are caused by "bad luck" according to reports of a new study.

  4. WS MoreOrLess: Are Tall People More Likely to Get Cancer?

    Are tall people really more likely to get cancer? Ruth Alexander looks at a new study.

  5. WS MoreOrLess: Are 95% of Terrorism Victims Muslim?

    In the wake of the Paris killings, an imam in Paris told the BBC that most terrorism...

  6. WS MoreOrLess: Anti-Semitism

    Is anti-semitism on the rise? Ruth Alexander and James Fletcher look at the numbers, a...

  7. WS MoreOrLess: An apple-a-day

    An apple-a-day will actually keep the doctors away, according to a study in the of the...

  8. WS MoreOrLess: Alcohol risk

    Do two large glasses of wine triple your risk of mouth cancer, as claimed on a health...

  9. WS MoreOrLess: 'Spurious Correlations'

    Is the divorce rate in the US state of Maine linked to margarine consumption? It's one...

  10. WS MoreOrLess: '‘Sympathy’ for jihadis

    Are claims that one in five British Muslims ‘sympathise with jihadis’ correct?

  11. WS MoreOrLess: Neknomination Outbreak

    The rise and fall of an online epidemic: How studying the spread of infectious the out...

  12. WS MoreOrLess: Modern Slavery

    Are there 21 million slaves in the world today? Director of 12 Years a Slave, Steve at...

  13. WS More or Less: You have 15,000 likes!

    A listener doubts her popularity on the dating app Tinder. We investigate the numbers.

  14. WS More or Less: Yellow cards for Christmas

    Are footballers trying to get suspended for Christmas?

  15. WS More or Less: Wrestlers - dying too young?

    Are WWE stars more likely to die sooner than their non-wrestling peers?

  16. WS More or Less: Worm wars

    Are mass deworming projects a good idea?

  17. WS More or Less: Women, the Oscars and the Bechdel Test

    Ninety years’ worth of Best Picture winning films under the spotlight

  18. WS More or Less: Will one in four people develop a mental health problem?

    Is there evidence that one in four people will develop a mental health problem?

  19. WS More or Less: Will Bitcoin use more electricity than the United States?

    Measuring the energy used to keep the cryptocurrency secure.

  20. WS More or Less: Why London’s Murder Rate is Being Compared to New York’s

    Finding out if London is now more deadly than New York.

  21. WS More or Less: Why January makes us want to scream

    Blue Monday and Oxfam's wealth of billionaires- the stories that come around every year

  22. WS More or Less: Why are Lesbians More Likely to Divorce than Gay Men?

    Tim Harford talks to economist Marina Ashdade about same-sex divorce statistics.

  23. WS More or Less: Why are Hollywood actresses paid less than men?

    Top Hollywood actresses have complained that they are paid less than their male co-stars

  24. WS More or Less: Why Albums are Getting Longer

    More or less finds out the numbers that are changing modern music.

  25. WS More or Less: Who Won the US Presidential Debate?

    Polling on the Clinton-Trump TV showdown – and why not all polls are equal.

  26. WS More or Less: Who fought in World War 1?

    Were a third of those that fought for Britain in WW1 black or Asian?

  27. WS More or Less: When maths mistakes really matter

    Tim Harford talks to Matt Parker on how simple maths mistakes can cause big problems.

  28. WS More or Less: When Companies Track Your Life

    How are companies using our personal data?

  29. WS More or Less: What happened last night in Sweden?

    What happened last night in Sweden?

  30. WS More or Less: Wedding gift economics

    How much should spend when a couple get married?

  2. 1
  3. …
  4. 41
  5. 42
  6. 43
  7. 44
  8. 45
  9. …
  10. 77