Tim Harford explains the numbers and statistics in the news and in life.
Radio 4,·684 episodes
Why some fear the statistics authority is about to lose its independence
29 Apr 2018,·10 mins
Measuring plastic pollution, female FTSE directors and counting animal offspring.
27 Apr 2018,·23 mins
Tim Harford talks to economist Dan Ariely about the psychology of money.
20 Apr 2018,·8 mins
The W.H.O. say 95% of people in cities breathe unsafe air, but what does 'unsafe' mean?
13 Apr 2018,·9 mins
Finding out if London is now more deadly than New York.
08 Apr 2018,·8 mins
We investigate the murder rate in popular crime series Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries.
29 Mar 2018,·8 mins
We look at voting data to investigate allegations of election fraud in Russia
23 Mar 2018,·9 mins
The US President regularly talks about America's trade deficit - do his figures stack up?
16 Mar 2018,·9 mins
Did Sir Roger Bannister make the ‘impossible’ possible?
09 Mar 2018,·9 mins
Ninety years’ worth of Best Picture winning films under the spotlight
05 Mar 2018,·13 mins
Which is the most successful country? Plus the chances of a dead heat.
25 Feb 2018,·11 mins
How to question dubious statistics in just a few short steps.
18 Feb 2018,·10 mins
Back of the envelope calculations on rape, and how many died under Stalin?
16 Feb 2018,·28 mins
Alcohol consumption has fallen sharply according to Russia’s health ministry
11 Feb 2018,·6 mins
Why the biggest ever fall in the Dow wasn't, and how much do women spend on tampons?
09 Feb 2018,·28 mins
We investigate whether the Chinese government can really achieve its extraordinary pledge
05 Feb 2018,·13 mins
How many transgender people are there in the UK? Plus a statistical take on parkruns.
02 Feb 2018,·31 mins
The survey question that could affect the accuracy of its results.
29 Jan 2018,·9 mins
First sexual experience - checking the facts.
26 Jan 2018,·23 mins
How individuals manage their money - the personal stories behind economic data.
22 Jan 2018,·8 mins
Why are women paid less than men in specific industries and occupations?
19 Jan 2018,·27 mins
A forgotten French mathematician’s unusual approach to the stock market.
15 Jan 2018,·9 mins
Do missed appointments cost the NHS £1 billion? And do you always earn more with a degree?
12 Jan 2018,·28 mins
Why it isn’t as simple to work out as you think.
07 Jan 2018,·8 mins
Phones, lawn mowers and how Kim Kardashian helped the public understanding of risk.
31 Dec 2017,·9 mins
Measuring the energy used to keep the cryptocurrency secure.
24 Dec 2017,·9 mins
Could the US President’s Diet Coke habit affect his health? and 'contained' wildfires
18 Dec 2017,·9 mins
Are research findings misrepresented by funders, PR machines and the media?
11 Dec 2017,·10 mins
Are some people just very lucky? The maths suggest that is unlikely.
04 Dec 2017,·10 mins
What the Pride and Prejudice character would have earned in today’s money.
26 Nov 2017,·8 mins
