Podcast

More or Less

Author: BBC
Feed episode count: 1135
Official site: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006qshd
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Summary

Tim Harford explains - and sometimes debunks - the numbers and statistics used in political debate, the news and everyday life.

Episodes

Jul 25, 2026 · not_requested

Is crime in London ‘through the roof’?

Duration seconds: 538
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct9990

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Jul 18, 2026 · not_requested

How much luck do you need to win the World Cup?

Duration seconds: 539
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct998z

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Jul 11, 2026 · not_requested

Does playing tennis make you live 9.7 years longer?

Duration seconds: 538
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0nxwkcw

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Jul 11, 2026 · not_requested

Does playing tennis make you live 9.7 years longer?

Duration seconds: 538
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct998y

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Jul 8, 2026 · not_requested

Does the average teacher really earn £54,000?

Duration seconds: 1708
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0nxd4j8

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Jul 8, 2026 · not_requested

Does the average teacher really earn £54,000?

Duration seconds: 1708
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002ym84

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Jul 4, 2026 · not_requested

Does a full moon make crime rates go up?

Duration seconds: 538
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0nwnp5m

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Jul 4, 2026 · not_requested

Does a full moon make crime rates go up?

Duration seconds: 538
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct998x

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Jul 1, 2026 · not_requested

Examining the numbers behind Andy Burnham’s ‘Manchester Miracle’

Duration seconds: 1709
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0nw0gj9

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Jul 1, 2026 · not_requested

Examining the numbers behind Andy Burnham’s ‘Manchester Miracle’

Duration seconds: 1709
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002ybnf

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Jun 27, 2026 · not_requested

The messy history behind the modern calendar

Duration seconds: 538
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0nvd7qy

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Jun 24, 2026 · not_requested

Benefits vs minimum wage: Which pays more?

Duration seconds: 1709
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0ntpr5j

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Jun 24, 2026 · not_requested

Benefits v minimum wage: Which pays more?

Duration seconds: 1709
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002xzhb

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Jun 20, 2026 · not_requested

Is the US worse than North Korea for malnutrition deaths?

Duration seconds: 537
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0nt1f8m

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Jun 20, 2026 · not_requested

Is the US worse than North Korea for malnutrition deaths?

Duration seconds: 537
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct998v

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Jun 17, 2026 · not_requested

Does Europe suffer more heat deaths than the US?

Duration seconds: 1718
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0nsbzdv

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Jun 17, 2026 · not_requested

Does Europe suffer more heat deaths than the US?

Duration seconds: 1718
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002xp2z

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Jun 13, 2026 · not_requested

Andrew Ross Sorkin: What can the Great Crash of 1929 tell us about today?

Duration seconds: 538
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0nrp5qh

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Jun 13, 2026 · not_requested

Andrew Ross Sorkin: What can the Great Crash of 1929 tell us about today?

Duration seconds: 538
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct998t

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Jun 10, 2026 · not_requested

Education, Education, Education (and immigration)

Duration seconds: 1717
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0nr0w9w

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Jun 10, 2026 · not_requested

Education, Education, Education (and Immigration)

Duration seconds: 1717
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002xdny

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Jun 6, 2026 · not_requested

Factchecking claims that 400 churches were burned to the ground in France

Duration seconds: 538
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0nqdks7

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Jun 6, 2026 · not_requested

Factchecking claims that 400 churches were burned to the ground in France

Duration seconds: 538
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct998s

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Jun 3, 2026 · not_requested

Debunking the claim that migrants will get half of new homes

Duration seconds: 1728
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0nppt2w

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Jun 3, 2026 · not_requested

Debunking the claim that migrants will get half of new homes

Duration seconds: 1728
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002x5gb

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May 30, 2026 · not_requested

The known unknowns of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Duration seconds: 538
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0np2y4s

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May 30, 2026 · not_requested

The known unknowns of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Duration seconds: 538
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct998r

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May 27, 2026 · not_requested

Does a fall in the UK's healthy life expectancy mean what you think it means?

Duration seconds: 1719
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0nndbzv

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May 27, 2026 · not_requested

Does a fall in the UK's healthy life expectancy mean what you think it means?

Duration seconds: 1719
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002wvdd

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May 23, 2026 · not_requested

Is the ‘loneliness epidemic’ real?

Duration seconds: 535
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0nmrv1y

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May 23, 2026 · not_requested

Is the ‘loneliness epidemic’ real?

Duration seconds: 535
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct998q

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May 20, 2026 · not_requested

Are refugees more likely to commit crime?

Duration seconds: 1690
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0nm4f5y

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May 20, 2026 · not_requested

Are refugees more likely to commit crime?

Duration seconds: 1690
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002wjlc

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May 16, 2026 · not_requested

Erdos Problem 1196: Can AI now solve maths that no human can?

Duration seconds: 538
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0nlhsn5

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May 16, 2026 · not_requested

Erdos Problem 1196: Can AI now solve maths that no human can?

Duration seconds: 538
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct998p

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May 9, 2026 · not_requested

Why it’s wrong to say vaping is as bad for you as smoking

Duration seconds: 538
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0nk4vms

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May 9, 2026 · not_requested

Why it’s wrong to say vaping is as bad for you as smoking

Duration seconds: 538
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct998n

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May 2, 2026 · not_requested

Does it take 15,000 litres of water to produce a kilogram of beef?

Duration seconds: 543
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0nhtjr5

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May 2, 2026 · not_requested

Does it take 15,000 litres of water to produce a kilogram of beef?

Duration seconds: 543
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct998m

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Apr 25, 2026 · not_requested

Have RFK and MAHA really changed American views on vaccines?

Duration seconds: 539
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0ngcxkb

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Apr 25, 2026 · not_requested

Have RFK and MAHA really changed American views on vaccines?

Duration seconds: 539
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct998l

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Apr 18, 2026 · not_requested

Is Trump right that wind turbines are killing millions of birds?

Duration seconds: 545
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0nf24hv

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Apr 11, 2026 · not_requested

Dr Spock’s dangerous advice on baby sleep

Duration seconds: 538
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0ncp1f4

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Apr 4, 2026 · not_requested

How likely is ‘likely’?

Duration seconds: 538
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0nbjjx0

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Mar 28, 2026 · not_requested

How much water does AI consume?

Duration seconds: 539
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0n95zxd

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Mar 21, 2026 · not_requested

Paul Ehrlich: The man who bet England wouldn’t exist by the year 2000

Duration seconds: 538
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0n7xq0h

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Mar 14, 2026 · not_requested

Transgender women in sport: Does ‘comparable’ mean ‘equal’?

Duration seconds: 537
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0n6gnpr

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Mar 7, 2026 · not_requested

US-Israel war with Iran: Do the gulf states have enough interceptor missiles?

Duration seconds: 538
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0n54pmc

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Feb 28, 2026 · not_requested

Has a company really discovered a million new species?

Duration seconds: 538
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0n3qkfm

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Feb 21, 2026 · not_requested

Did AI researchers let AI hallucinations into scientific papers?

Duration seconds: 538
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0n2bfgk

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Feb 17, 2026 · not_requested

Is an ancient charioteer the best paid sportsperson of all time?

Duration seconds: 538
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0n1ljmz

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Feb 7, 2026 · not_requested

Is this Premier League striker a secret maths genius?

Duration seconds: 538
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0mz85j4

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Jan 31, 2026 · not_requested

Could Europe use its financial muscle to strong-arm the US?

Duration seconds: 538
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0my51kf

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Jan 28, 2026 · not_requested

Can you get £71,000 on benefits?

Duration seconds: 1737
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0mxgz9z

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Jan 24, 2026 · not_requested

Is Greenland as big as Africa?

Duration seconds: 538
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0mwssvn

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Jan 21, 2026 · not_requested

How close is Greenland to the United States?

Duration seconds: 1745
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0mw3jzm

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Jan 17, 2026 · not_requested

No, a study has not shown that the covid jab causes cancer

Duration seconds: 538
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0mvg4lh

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Jan 14, 2026 · not_requested

Have more than 100 private schools been forced to close because of VAT?

Duration seconds: 1698
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0mtslw7

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Jan 10, 2026 · not_requested

Does Venezuela really have the biggest oil reserves in the world?

Duration seconds: 539
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0mt475b

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