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The doubling of life-expectancy

The story of how data helped extend our lives

• 8 mins

Covid deaths, outdoor swimming and care homes

The global death toll has reached a grim milestone. Plus the UK鈥檚 low ranking waters.

• 28 mins

The origins of Covid

How similar are the Covid strains?

• 8 mins

Delta cases, blue tits and that one-in-two cancer claim

Should we worry about the Delta variant? Plus how much do blue tits eat?

• 29 mins

Maths and the Mayflower

Are there really 35 million descendants of the Mayflower alive today?

• 8 mins

Scotland cases, flood risk and taxing the poor

Covid 19 cases are on the rise in Scotland, plus will your town be under water by 2030?

• 28 mins

Is Ivermectin a Covid 鈥榳onder drug鈥�?

What do we know about the efficacy of Ivermectin as a treatment for Covid-19?

• 8 mins

Are there 40 million Nigerians on Twitter?

Recent reports have claimed that Nigeria has 40 million Twitter users 鈥� but is this true?

• 8 mins

The Freedom Day Gamble

Tim Harford and the team try to work out how long Covid cases will continue to rise.

• 28 mins

The Rise of Delta

Where鈥檚 this new Variant spreading and what can be done to stop it?

• 8 mins

Breaking Climate Records

The odds and probability behind record-breaking temperatures

• 8 mins

Jab fears explained: a base rate fallacy

Why increasing Covid infections amongst the vaccinated isn鈥檛 necessarily bad news

• 8 mins

How good were the performances at the Tokyo Olympics?

What can the data tell us about the quality of the Covid hit games?

• 8 mins

The extraordinary life of Robert Moses

The life of mathematics educator and civil rights organiser, Dr Robert Moses

• 8 mins

Reason, numbers and Mr Spock

What role do numbers play in helping us think more rationally?

• 8 mins

Covid, HGV driver shortages and protest costs

Has Brexit caused a fall in lorry drivers? Plus policing Extinction Rebellion

• 28 mins

The Bill for Afghanistan

Did the war in Afghanistan cost the US $2 trillion?

• 8 mins

Vaccine waning, hot dogs and Afghanistan

How worried should we be about antibodies? Plus food that shortens life.

• 27 mins

Death, Tax and Dishwashers

Why is estimating the number of unvaccinated people so tricky? And how deadly is 2021?

• 27 mins

How many holes are there in a drinking straw?

Tim Harford talks to Jordan Ellenberg about the pandemic, geometry and drinking straws.

• 8 mins

Covid trends, face mask use, and the universal credit cut

A coronavirus check-in, our daily mask use measured, and the universal credit cut.

• 27 mins

Is it easy being green?

Expensive electricity, inadequate insulation, and a tale of tumbling trees.

• 29 mins

The Gender Pay Gap

Can Machiavelli help women get a better deal in the workplace?

• 8 mins

Twenty years of More or Less

A look back at our origins, plus the usual mix of numerical nous and statistical savvy.

• 27 mins

Bonus episode: the first ever More or Less

A chat with More or Less's founding producer and presenter plus the first episode in full

• 36 mins

The prize-winning economics of migration and the minimum wage

A look at the work of this year鈥檚 winners of the most prestigious prize in economics.

• 8 mins

The numbers behind Squid Game

Could you survive a round in Squid Game, and how many have watched it?

• 8 mins

The art of counting

Tim Harford talks to author Deborah Stone about her book which explores counting.

• 8 mins

Same data, opposite results. Can we trust research?

Why the same data can produce different conclusions.

• 8 mins

The carbon cost of breakfast at COP26

Can a vegan croissant really be worse for the environment than a bacon roll?

• 8 mins