More or Less: Behind the Stats Episodes Available now
Can Elon Musk save the US Government $2 trillion?
We look at whether DOGE can successfully balance the US budget.
Do fossil fuels get $7 trillion in subsidies?
We investigate a huge estimate for how much governments pay to support coal, gas and oil
Did 20 million votes really go missing in the US election?
We investigate a viral graph that suggests turnout was drastically lower than in 2020
Do we have enough clothes for the next six generations?
We delve into the stats on the scale of the fashion industry
What can economics learn from sport?
From loss aversion to game theory, how sports provide evidence for economic theories
Are older drivers more dangerous?
Plus, winter fuel deaths, prison sentence maths and leaves on railway tracks.
Is Trump right about violent crime in Venezuela and the US?
Donald Trump says Venezuela is becoming safer than the US. Is he right?
Do US crime statistics miss out the most violent cities?
Plus: MP capital gains claims and grizzly bear berry habits
Nobel prize: Why are some countries so much richer than others?
Why Acemoglu, Johnson and Robinson won the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics
When are numbers like a horse at a gymkhana?
Plus: the taxes of 60 very rich people, water bill spreadsheets, and is 0 a small number?
