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More or Less: Behind the Stats
More or Less: Behind the Stats
BBC Radio 4

Tim Harford and the More or Less team try to make sense of the statistics which surround us. From BBC Radio 4

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Tackling The Three-Body Problem

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13 Apr 2024 · 8 minutes
Is loneliness as bad for you as smoking?

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06 Apr 2024 · 8 minutes
Remembering Daniel Kahneman

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30 Mar 2024 · 8 minutes
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28 Mar 2024 · 9 minutes
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25 Mar 2024 · 9 minutes
Does the Russian government really spend 40% of its budget on the military?

According to the head of the British military, the Russian government spends 40% of its budget on its war machine.... more

16 Mar 2024 · 8 minutes
Is public speaking really our biggest fear?

For over 50 years it’s been widely reported that speaking before a group is people’s number one fear. But... more

09 Mar 2024 · 8 minutes
Ultramarathons: Are women faster than men?

As running races get longer, the gap between male and female competitors seems to close. Tim Harford and Lucy Proctor... more

02 Mar 2024 · 8 minutes
School spending, excess deaths and billions of animals at Heathrow

Is school funding at record levels as the education secretary claimed? Why did the ONS change how they measure excess... more

28 Feb 2024 · 28 minutes
NBA basketball: Is height more important than skill?

In the NBA, the US professional basketball league, the average player is a shade over 6ft 6 inches tall. So... more

24 Feb 2024 · 8 minutes
More or Less: Behind the Stats
Tackling The Three-Body Problem
More or Less: Behind the Stats