More or Less: Behind the Stats Podcast
Tim Harford and the More or Less team try to make sense of the statistics which surround us. From 大象传媒 Radio 4
Episodes to download
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Keep your distance
Sat 6 Jun 2020
Tim Harford examines how can we avoid infection spreading, while getting on with life.
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False negatives, testing capacity and pheasants
Wed 3 Jun 2020
How accurate are the swab tests used to diagnose Covid-19?
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Obeying lockdown, flight arrivals and is this wave of the epidemic waning?
Wed 27 May 2020
What does the data show about whether this wave of the epidemic is waning in the UK?
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60 Harvests and statistically savvy parrots
Sat 23 May 2020
Can there really only be 60 harvests left in Earth's soil?
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School re-opening, Germany鈥檚 Covid-19 success and statistically savvy parrots
Wed 20 May 2020
Will re-opening some schools put children or their teachers at risk?
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Social Distancing and Government Borrowing
Sat 16 May 2020
Where do the different social distancing measurements come from?
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Vitamin D, explaining R and the 2 metre rule
Wed 13 May 2020
Is Vitamin D an under-appreciated weapon in the fight against Covid-19?
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Testing truth, fatality rates, obesity risk and trampolines.
Wed 6 May 2020
Did the UK really carry out 100,000 coronavirus tests in one day?
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Climate change and birdsong
Sat 2 May 2020
With factories closed and flights grounded, what impact will this have on climate change?
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Ethnic minority deaths, climate change and lockdown
Wed 29 Apr 2020
Are doctors from ethnic minority backgrounds disproportionately affected by Covid-19?
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Comparing countries' coronavirus performance
Sat 25 Apr 2020
Is it helpful to ask which countries are faring better in tackling the coronavirus?
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Bonus Podcast: Professor John Horton Conway
Thu 23 Apr 2020
Mathematician John Conway died in April as a result of Covid-19.
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Comparing countries, the risk to NHS staff, and birdsong
Wed 22 Apr 2020
We compare Covid-19 rates around the world. When is the UK going to be past the worst?
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Superforecasting the Coronavirus
Sat 18 Apr 2020
Can professional predictors help us understand the course of the coronavirus pandemic?
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Should you wear a face mask?
Sat 11 Apr 2020
Tim Harford looks at the debate over making your own Covid-19 protection.
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Coronavirus deaths, face masks and a potential baby boom
Wed 8 Apr 2020
Is the coronavirus death count misleading because of delays in reporting?
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Are more men dying from coronavirus?
Sat 4 Apr 2020
Tim Harford and Ruth Alexander examine the statistics around the world.
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Supermarket stockpiling, A-level results and Covid-19 gender disparity
Tue 31 Mar 2020
Is the coronavirus pandemic having a different impact on men and women?
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The Risk
Sat 28 Mar 2020
Professor Sir David Spiegelhalter puts the risks of Covid-19 into perspective.
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Coronavirus Special
Wed 25 Mar 2020
The risks of Covid-19 for different age groups and what restrictions mean for the economy
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Mitigation or Suppression: What鈥檚 best to tackle Coronavirus?
Sat 21 Mar 2020
How statistical modelling can help us respond to the Coronavirus pandemic
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The mystery of Iran鈥檚 coronavirus numbers
Sat 14 Mar 2020
Does Iran have a lot more covid-19 cases that its figures suggest?
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How much heat do you lose from your head?
Mon 9 Mar 2020
Is it true that 40% of your body's heat loss comes from your head?
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Netflix vs the environment
Sat 29 Feb 2020
Does watching 30 minutes of Netflix have the same carbon footprint as driving four miles?
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More or Less: Superforecasting, wood burning stoves and the real story of Hidden Figures
Fri 28 Feb 2020
Dipping into the archive for stories on the art of prediction and wood burner pollution
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WS More or Less: Coronavirus - The Numbers
Sat 15 Feb 2020
An update on Covid-19 statistics, with Tim Harford.
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Coronavirus, jam, AI and tomatoes
Fri 14 Feb 2020
Covid-19 stats, spreading jam far and wide, cooking with AI, and James Wong on vegetables
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WS More or Less: How fast are Alligators and Hippos?
Sat 8 Feb 2020
Can alligators run at 50kmph? Join us in clocking alligators鈥� gaits.
