More or Less: Behind the Stats Episodes Episode guide
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WS More or Less: Life, death and data
Improving data to target help to the poorest people
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WS More or Less: How risky is the contraceptive pill?
We look at the numbers behind the scary headlines about birth control.
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WS More or Less: How not to test public opinion
The survey by the Indian PM that broke all the polling rules and started a mass protest
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WS More or Less: Debunking guide 鈥� on a postcard
How to question dubious statistics in just a few short steps.
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WS More or Less: Close Encounters of a Planetary Kind
Which planet is closest to Earth?
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WS More of Less: Surviving the Battle of Britain
Were Spitfire pilots killed after an average of four weeks in the World War Two battle?
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WS More More or Less: Are We Breathing Unsafe Air?
The W.H.O. say 95% of people in cities breathe unsafe air, but what does 'unsafe' mean?
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Would firing staff 'at will' work? (R4)
Is there any evidence to support the Beecroft Review's recommended changes to law? and...
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Worse mortgages, better readers, and potholes on the moon
We check some of the numbers that are flying about in the election campaign
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World Service: Africa GDP & Royal twins
Where does Nigeria鈥檚 plan to revise its GDP leave our understanding of growth in And...
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World Cup Migrant Deaths
Tim Harford asks if the World Cup is really responsible for migrant deaths in Qatar.
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Will we die before our parents?
Obesity may mean children have a shorter lifespan than their parents, it has been but...
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Will there be just 6 grandchildren for every 100 South Koreans?
We look at the numbers around South Korea鈥檚 birth rate and the reasons why it鈥檚 so low.
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Will there be a billion climate refugees?
We investigate if floods, droughts and storms will cause mass international migration
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Will the war in Ukraine cause a global wheat shortage?
How much of the worlds wheat comes from Ukraine and Russia
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Will the vaccine bring back normal life? GDP and Fishing
If we vaccinate the top four priority groups by February, how much will things change?
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Will the population of Nigeria be larger than Europe鈥檚?
Will Nigeria鈥檚 population really reach 600million?
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Will 40% of the world's workforce really be in Africa by 2050?
Ruth Alexander examines US Secretary of State, John Kerry鈥檚 claim that 40% of the be...
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Will 2021 have more Covid deaths than 2020?
We ask if this year鈥檚 global death toll will surpass 1.8 million.
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Why Trump is wrong about the USA鈥檚 coronavirus case comeback
Are cases really rising in the US or are they just testing more? Tim digs into the data.
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Why medical error is not the third leading cause of death in the US
Investigating how many deaths are caused by mistakes by doctors and nurses
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Why is life expectancy falling in the USA?
We ask why average life expectancy in America is falling so quickly.
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Why is Kenya鈥檚 election so expensive?
Why the cost of running the vote will be $25 a person.
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Why is it so hard to predict the outcome of competitions like the Premier League?
What variables do we look at when we try to predict the outcome of a sports competition?
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Why did the UK have such a bad Covid-19 epidemic?
Was it bad decision-making, bad advice, or bad luck?
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Why are US Covid cases falling?
From herd immunity to the weather, Tim Harford explores the theories.
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Why are data so important in determining how we live?
How good policies depend on the availability of reliable statistics
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Who Should be Quarantined?
Tim Harford finds out which countries have the highest rate of Covid-19 infection.
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Who pays when trade wars heat up?
We look at Donald Trump鈥檚 claim that tariffs are a tax on other countries
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Who earns more?
Who earns more: private or public employees? And are your trousers flattering you?
