Tim Harford explains the numbers and statistics in the news and in life.
Radio 4,·685 episodes
Claims about a Covid-19 treatment, breast cancer screening, and 18th century sex workers.
26 Aug 2020,·27 mins
We unpick the A-level algoshambles and discover what poker teaches us about statistics.
19 Aug 2020,·28 mins
Tim Harford looks at the numbers behind the widely questioned election result
15 Aug 2020,·9 mins
Covid-19 cases are rising in the UK - is it a sign of a second wave of the virus?
12 Aug 2020,·27 mins
If all the ice in Antarctica melted, would global sea levels rise by 70 metres?
08 Aug 2020,·8 mins
Do we have enough data to know what’s happening on the continent?
01 Aug 2020,·10 mins
A journey back to the birth of epidemiology
25 Jul 2020,·8 mins
How many of us believe the myths about coronavirus?
18 Jul 2020,·8 mins
Sweden stayed open during the pandemic – how well did it work?
11 Jul 2020,·14 mins
Are cases really rising in the US or are they just testing more? Tim digs into the data.
04 Jul 2020,·9 mins
Was it bad decision-making, bad advice, or bad luck?
01 Jul 2020,·28 mins
Tim Harford looks into why protests haven’t led to a spike in Covid-19 cases
27 Jun 2020,·9 mins
As lockdown eases, why hasn't there been a spike in infections?
24 Jun 2020,·28 mins
Tim Harford finds out which countries have the highest rate of Covid-19 infection.
20 Jun 2020,·9 mins
Is it true that Covid-19 mostly kills people who would die soon anyway?
17 Jun 2020,·28 mins
Are more people are dying of Covid-19 in the UK than all the EU countries put together?
10 Jun 2020,·27 mins
Tim Harford examines how can we avoid infection spreading, while getting on with life.
06 Jun 2020,·9 mins
How accurate are the swab tests used to diagnose Covid-19?
03 Jun 2020,·27 mins
What does the data show about whether this wave of the epidemic is waning in the UK?
27 May 2020,·27 mins
Can there really only be 60 harvests left in Earth's soil?
23 May 2020,·8 mins
Will re-opening some schools put children or their teachers at risk?
20 May 2020,·28 mins
Where do the different social distancing measurements come from?
16 May 2020,·9 mins
Is Vitamin D an under-appreciated weapon in the fight against Covid-19?
13 May 2020,·27 mins
Why don't we know how dangerous Covid -19 really is?
09 May 2020,·8 mins
Did the UK really carry out 100,000 coronavirus tests in one day?
06 May 2020,·27 mins
With factories closed and flights grounded, what impact will this have on climate change?
02 May 2020,·9 mins
Are doctors from ethnic minority backgrounds disproportionately affected by Covid-19?
29 Apr 2020,·28 mins
Is it helpful to ask which countries are faring better in tackling the coronavirus?
25 Apr 2020,·9 mins
Mathematician John Conway died in April as a result of Covid-19.
23 Apr 2020,·14 mins
We compare Covid-19 rates around the world. When is the UK going to be past the worst?
22 Apr 2020,·27 mins
