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
-
![]()
One in 500 Year Storm
Mon 4 Sep 2017
Experts say that Houston just suffered a one in 500 year storm but what does that mean?
-
![]()
Grenfell Tower's Death Toll
Fri 1 Sep 2017
The difficulties of finding the true number of people who died in the fire.
-
![]()
Fantasy Football - How to win
Mon 28 Aug 2017
Figuring out the best strategy as a wannabe team manager.
-
![]()
A-levels, drowning and dress sizes
Fri 25 Aug 2017
Are boys getting more top A Level grades than girls? Plus why are dress sizes so weird?
-
![]()
The Trump Bump
Sun 20 Aug 2017
President Trump has taken credit for a booming economy. But is that fair?
-
![]()
Are there 15,000 transgender people serving in the US military?
Mon 14 Aug 2017
President Trump says transgender individuals cannot serve, but how many do already?
-
![]()
Why is Kenya鈥檚 election so expensive?
Mon 14 Aug 2017
Why the cost of running the vote will be $25 a person.
-
![]()
More boys than girls in Sweden?
Mon 31 Jul 2017
Exploring if an influx of teenage boys claiming asylum skewed the population鈥檚 sex ratio
-
![]()
Maryam Mirzakhani 鈥� A Genius of Maths
Mon 24 Jul 2017
Celebrating the only woman to win the biggest prize in mathematics.
-
![]()
Calling the shots at Wimbledon
Mon 17 Jul 2017
Using statistics to prove or disprove the wisdom of tennis.
-
![]()
Is Steph Curry cheap and how random is random?
Mon 10 Jul 2017
Evaluating the biggest basketball contract in NBA history, plus Ryanair鈥檚 seat allocation
-
![]()
In Search of Woodall Primes
Fri 30 Jun 2017
Stand-up mathematician Matt Parker explains the obscure Woodall prime numbers
-
![]()
How rare are deadly tower block fires?
Mon 26 Jun 2017
How statistics can help us understand the tragic fire at London鈥檚 Grenfell Tower.
-
![]()
Trumpton Extra
Wed 21 Jun 2017
Tribute to the Voice of 1960s British children鈥檚 TV series 'Trumpton', Brian Cant
-
![]()
Post-Election Special
Mon 19 Jun 2017
The results of the general election are in - but what do they mean?
-
![]()
WS More or Less: Are African football players more likely to die on the field?
Mon 12 Jun 2017
After the death of Cheick Tiote, are African footballers more prone to heart attacks?
-
![]()
UK Election extra
Wed 7 Jun 2017
This podcast is a compilation of interviews with Eddie Mair from Radio 4鈥檚 PM programme.
-
![]()
WS More or Less: Samba, strings and the story of HIV
Mon 5 Jun 2017
Can medical statistics be transformed into a jazzy night out?
-
![]()
Election Special: Tax, borders and climate
Fri 2 Jun 2017
Who pays income tax, cutting migration and where in the UK is cold?
-
![]()
WS More or Less: Have 65% of future jobs not yet been invented?
Sun 28 May 2017
Education is failing our kids, claim experts. We go sleuthing around the world.
-
![]()
Spies, care homes, and ending sneak peeks
Fri 26 May 2017
Can security services follow everyone known to them?
-
![]()
WS More or Less: Uganda鈥檚 refugees
Mon 22 May 2017
Has Uganda accepted more refugees, daily than some European countries in an entire year?
-
![]()
Tax, speed dating and sea ice
Fri 19 May 2017
Exploring the Labour manifesto's tax plans for high earners.
-
![]()
WS More or Less: Is my Baby a Giant?
Fri 12 May 2017
Tim Harford explains the numbers and statistics in the news and in life.
-
![]()
Nurses' pay, Scottish seats, Penalty shootouts
Fri 12 May 2017
Are nurses paid more than the national average? We take a look.
-
![]()
-
![]()
Is Crime Rising?
Fri 5 May 2017
It looks like homicides are on the rise - but better check the footnotes
-
![]()
WS More or Less: The Maths of Dating
Mon 1 May 2017
How to use mathematics to find your partner. And, how reliable are pregnancy due dates?
-
![]()
Fact-checking Boris Johnson
Fri 28 Apr 2017
Giant bombs, a war hero and the foreign secretary's stats.
-
![]()
WS More or Less: The death rate of white Americans 鈥� What鈥檚 going on?
Fri 21 Apr 2017
Are middle-aged white Americans dying younger than other groups?
