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WS More or Less: Dam Lies and Statistics
Are mega-dams really sustainable?
WS More or Less: Sex and Heart Attacks
Are women more likely to die from a heart attack than men?
WS More or Less: Are 90% of War Fatalities Civilians?
Xavier Zapata examines what the data tells us about the deadly impact of war on civilians
WS More or Less: When’s a Kilogram Not a Kilogram?
Updating the kilogram.
WS More or Less: Do Assassinations Work?
How likely are assassination attempts on heads of state to succeed?
WS More or Less: Vaccines - The importance of the herd and social media
What proportion of a population needs to be vaccinated to stop a disease spreading?
WS More or Less: Foreign Aid: Who’s the most generous?
In foreign aid terms what’s the best way of measuring how generous a country is?
WS More or Less: Paul Romer and William Nordhaus’ Big Ideas
The economists tackling climate change and growth.
Loneliness, School Funding, Same-Sex Divorce
A BBC loneliness survey, school funding, same-sex divorce and the loyalty of listeners.
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.
