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WS MoreOrLess: Mosquitoes and elephants
Has the mosquito killed half the people who have ever lived? Tim Harford assesses the claim. Are 96 elephants a day being killed in Africa? Plus, a return to the subject of –...
Has the mosquito killed half the people who have ever lived? Tim Harford assesses the claim. Are 96 elephants a day being killed in Africa? Plus, a return to the subject of left-handers – could it be true that they're more likely to be criminal masterminds? This programme was first broadcast on the ´óÏó´«Ã½ World Service.
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More or Less: Behind the Stats
Tim Harford investigates numbers in the news: are they always reliable?