More or Less Podcast
Tim Harford explains - and sometimes debunks - the numbers and statistics used in political debate, the news and everyday life
Episodes to download
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The Rise of Delta
Sat 24 Jul 2021
Where’s this new Variant spreading and what can be done to stop it?
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The Freedom Day Gamble
Mon 19 Jul 2021
Tim Harford and the team try to work out how long Covid cases will continue to rise.
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Are there 40 million Nigerians on Twitter?
Sat 10 Jul 2021
Recent reports have claimed that Nigeria has 40 million Twitter users – but is this true?
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Is Ivermectin a Covid ‘wonder drug’?
Sat 3 Jul 2021
What do we know about the efficacy of Ivermectin as a treatment for Covid-19?
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Scotland cases, flood risk and taxing the poor
Wed 30 Jun 2021
Covid 19 cases are on the rise in Scotland, plus will your town be under water by 2030?
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Maths and the Mayflower
Sat 26 Jun 2021
Are there really 35 million descendants of the Mayflower alive today?
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Delta cases, blue tits and that one-in-two cancer claim
Wed 23 Jun 2021
Should we worry about the Delta variant? Plus how much do blue tits eat?
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Covid deaths, outdoor swimming and care homes
Wed 16 Jun 2021
The global death toll has reached a grim milestone. Plus the UK’s low ranking waters.
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Third wave fears, smart motorways and bra sizes
Wed 9 Jun 2021
Should we worry about Covid cases rising? Plus are smart motorways safe?
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Bolton vaccines, Yorkshire versus Scotland and the average gamer
Wed 2 Jun 2021
Were tens of thousands of people getting their jab in Bolton every single day?
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The Seaspiracy “virtually empty ocean” claim
Sat 29 May 2021
Why it’s unlikely our oceans will be virtually empty by 2048.
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Wales jab success, Eurovision and living with your parents
Wed 26 May 2021
How to vaccinate a country quickly, plus the UK’s singing contest woes.
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The medical trial that proved Trump wrong
Sat 22 May 2021
The Recovery Trial identified drugs that did and did not help save lives.
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Explaining maths without Numbers
Sat 15 May 2021
Tim Harford speaks to mathematician Milo Beckman about the beauty of maths.
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Finding Mexico City’s real death toll
Sat 8 May 2021
How two amateur data detectives revealed the pandemic’s impact.
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Bayes: the clergyman whose maths changed the world
Sun 2 May 2021
How an obscure theory came into fashion.
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Will 2021 have more Covid deaths than 2020?
Sat 24 Apr 2021
We ask if this year’s global death toll will surpass 1.8 million.
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How many swimming pools full of vaccine do we need?
Sat 17 Apr 2021
Adding together the doses for everyone on the planet.
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Clot risks: The Pill versus the vaccine
Sat 10 Apr 2021
AstraZeneca’s clot controversy turns attention on the contraceptive pill.
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Too fast for Minecraft?
Sun 4 Apr 2021
Gamers raise suspicions over speed run times - are they right?
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Deciding when to suspend a vaccine
Sat 20 Mar 2021
Weighing up the risk of unproven side effects with stopping Covid 19.
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The truth about obesity and Covid 19
Sat 13 Mar 2021
Are countries with higher obesity rates suffering from more deaths?
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Why are US Covid cases falling?
Sat 27 Feb 2021
From herd immunity to the weather, Tim Harford explores the theories.
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Covid 19 death count: which countries are faring worst?
Sat 20 Feb 2021
Tim Harford finds out if we can trust international comparisons with the available data.
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Comparing death counts, Lock Down drinking and Long Covid
Wed 17 Feb 2021
Is the UK’s Covid 19 death count among the worst in the world? Plus are we drinking more?
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How much Covid in the World?
Sat 13 Feb 2021
Counting all the virus particles in every human on the planet.
