BBC Radio Podcasts from More or Less
The case of the missing US data
Why does it matter that US government datasets are being deleted and discontinued?
How weird was the Mediterranean Sea heatwave?
Did the Mediterranean experience a 1 in 216,000,000,000-year sea temperature anomaly?
Are abortion numbers rising in the US?
Looking at the data behind abortion in a post Dobbs America.
Are abortion numbers rising in the US?
Looking at the data behind abortion in a post Dobbs America.
The mistake in Trump’s tariff formula
Also, counting bobbies, freezing tax and electrocuting redheads
DOGE, apples and irregular migrants
Fact-checking government efficiency claims in the US.
Do US crime statistics miss out the most violent cities?
Plus: MP capital gains claims and grizzly bear berry habits.
A&E delays and deaths, religious identity in N Ireland and naming the monster numbers
How many people may be dying because of treatment delays in the NHS?
Why has Hong Kong’s Covid wave been so bad?
What’s behind one of the worst Covid death rates ever?
Deaths at Home, Supermarket Infections and the Cobra Effect
Where are people catching Covid-19?
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?
How effective is one dose of the vaccine?
Is the first dose of the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine 52% or 90% effective?
US election: facts or fiction
Tim Harford hears about the sheer volume of false claims made in the campaign.
Spanish coronavirus figures and pangolins
Are pangolins the most trafficked animal in the world?
How much heat do you lose from your head?
Is it true that 40% of your body's heat loss comes from your head?
Is Mansa Musa the richest person of all time?
Is the West African king, Mansa Musa, the richest person who ever lived?
Numbers of the Year Part One
The numbers that made 2018
Are Wildfires Really Burning More Land?
Are Wildfires in the United States and Southern Europe burning more land than before?
Should We Have Smaller Families To Save The Planet?
Having one fewer child could be the biggest thing you do to reduce your carbon footprint
Women, the Oscars and the Bechdel Test
Ninety years’ worth of Best Picture winning films under the spotlight.
Diet Coke Habit
What effect could the US President’s Diet Coke habit have on his health?
Does Eating Chocolate Make Your Brain Younger?
Are research findings misrepresented by funders, PR machines and the media?
Just how lucky are regular lottery winners?
How statistics were used to show how unlikely it is to win hundreds of times by chance.
Climate Change
Did climate change contribute to the war in Syria?
Has Islamic State been Losing Territory?
Has so-called Islamic State been losing territory?
Greece Special
Tim Harford looks at the numbers to tell the story of the Greek crisis.