Tim Harford explains the numbers and statistics in the news and in life.
Radio 4,·684 episodes
Tim Harford talks to Bobby Duffy about why we are often wrong about a lot of basic facts
03 Sep 2018,·8 mins
Tim Harford fact checks EU trade deals with Africa, and whether one drink is one too many
31 Aug 2018,·23 mins
Why we have interest rates, how we misunderstand them - and a curious coffin connection.
29 Aug 2018,·28 mins
Computer programmes are being developed to combat fake news.
27 Aug 2018,·8 mins
What would have been the most efficient way to get to Mordor?
24 Aug 2018,·24 mins
Inflation can change your sex life – and pretty much everything else.
22 Aug 2018,·27 mins
Are Wildfires in the United States and Southern Europe burning more land than before?
20 Aug 2018,·8 mins
Why an Essex mum wanted her jewellery melted down and what it says about government debt
15 Aug 2018,·28 mins
How do you get a hashtag to trend around the world?
10 Aug 2018,·8 mins
The surprising story of GDP and whether it's time to change how we measure our economy
08 Aug 2018,·28 mins
Does a baked potato contain the equivalent of 19 cubes of sugar?
03 Aug 2018,·8 mins
How big are your testicles and what does that mean?
27 Jul 2018,·8 mins
Having one fewer child could be the biggest thing you do to reduce your carbon footprint
23 Jul 2018,·10 mins
How much better are the pros than the rest of us and how effective is slipstreaming?
20 Jul 2018,·8 mins
Stars vs Sand. We work out who wins the ultimate cosmic battle.
06 Jul 2018,·8 mins
Is it strange that Russian football players have run such big distances?
29 Jun 2018,·10 mins
How many words do you need to speak a language and how many do native speakers use?
22 Jun 2018,·8 mins
How the ‘beautiful game’ has changed…through numbers.
15 Jun 2018,·8 mins
From penguins to nematodes - is it possible to count how many animals are born every day?
10 Jun 2018,·15 mins
Tim Harford explains how maths can help lazy students can reduce their revision workload
08 Jun 2018,·24 mins
How do you count the number of people sleeping rough?
04 Jun 2018,·12 mins
Is WH Smith really the worst shop on the High Street?
01 Jun 2018,·20 mins
Do one in seven businessmen throw out their underwear after wearing them once?
28 May 2018,·11 mins
How to read the weather forecast, plus measuring the amount of tea we drink.
25 May 2018,·23 mins
Does being very tall improve your chances of becoming a professional basketball player?
21 May 2018,·9 mins
Are more working families in poverty? Plus exploring the new school league tables.
18 May 2018,·24 mins
What is the truth behind the 17th Century Dutch craze for Tulips?
14 May 2018,·11 mins
The British abortion statistics gaining attention in Ireland's referendum debate
11 May 2018,·23 mins
Statistician Hans Rosling’s family talk about the book they co-wrote about preconceptions
07 May 2018,·9 mins
Calculating the benefits and risks of breast screening. Plus, patchy citizenship data.
04 May 2018,·23 mins
