More or Less: Behind the Stats Episodes Episode guide
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Vaccine numbers
How much protection will a new Covid 19 vaccine give?
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Vaccine claims, Alzheimer's treatment and Tim's Parkrun times
We debunk claims about excess deaths and the covid vaccine made by YouTuber John Campbell
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Vaccinating children, lockdowns, and ebikes
Jabs for five to 11-year-olds, lockdown effectiveness, and being green on two wheels
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Using statistics in court
Tim Harford tackles the use of statistics in court, the average rise in rail fares,...
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US National Debt: is $32 trillion a big number?
How concerned should we be about how much the US government borrows?
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US election: facts or fiction
Tim Harford hears about the sheer volume of false claims made in the campaign.
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US election: facts or fiction
Tim Harford hears about the sheer volume of false claims made in the campaign.
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US election, stray cats and puzzles
Who voted in the US elections? Plus are there nine million stray cats in the UK?
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US election, stray cats and puzzles
Who voted in the US elections? Plus are there nine million stray cats in the UK?
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US debt
Tim Harford and the More or Less team unpick more numbers in the news.
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Understanding India through Data
What can data tell us about a country of 1.4 billion people?
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Underage drinking
Are hundreds of young children visiting A&E because of alcohol? Plus, an update on the...
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Uncertainty, probability and double yoked eggs
Professor Sir David Spiegelhalter on his new book, The Art of Uncertainty
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Unbelievable: The forgotten rape data
How shelved data from rape cases in America is helping the police catch criminals now.
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UN rape claims, Stalin and Mr Darcy
Back of the envelope calculations on rape, and how many died under Stalin?
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Ultramarathons: Are women faster than men?
Is it really true that in extremely long races, women run faster than men?
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Ukraine鈥檚 progress in numbers
We ask how much progress Ukraine has really made in recapturing territory from Russia.
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Ukraine war: A new way of calculating Russian deaths
How Russian journalists are using probate records to estimate fatalities
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Ukraine offensive, weak pound & how much do women really exercise
We ask how much progress Ukraine has really made in recapturing territory from Russia
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Ukraine offensive, weak pound & how much do women really exercise
We ask how much progress Ukraine has really made in recapturing territory from Russia
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UK vs European energy prices, falling excess deaths and is 5 grams of cocaine a lot?
We debunk a claim that the UK has by far the highest energy prices in Europe
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UK growth, prisons and Swiftonomics
Is the UK economy growing faster than Germany, France and the US?
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UK election podcast 4
Why don鈥檛 all the opinion polls give the same results? Plus, would Labour鈥檚 plan a...
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UK Election Podcast 3
Are we witnessing a jobs 鈥榤iracle鈥�? Also under scrutiny - Scotland鈥檚 deficit; a...
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UK election podcast 2
Fact-checking the politicians during the election campaign on NHS funding; rail fares...
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UK election podcast 1
Can you trust the figures given to you by the political parties during the UK's We and...
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UK Election extra
This podcast is a compilation of interviews with Eddie Mair from Radio 4鈥檚 PM programme.
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Uber; EU passports; counting domestic violence
Is Uber safe? The post Brexit dual nationality surge and measuring partner abuse.
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Two World Cups: Football and Cricket
We look at numbers involved with the two World Cups going on right now.
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Twenty years of More or Less
A look back at our origins, plus the usual mix of numerical nous and statistical savvy.
