# More or Less

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Author: BBC
Episodes: 1135

## Resource

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

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## Episodes
- [Is crime in London ‘through the roof’?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/more-or-less-867746/is-crime-in-london-through-the-roof) — 2026-07-25T05:00:00+00:00
- [How much luck do you need to win the World Cup?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/more-or-less-867746/how-much-luck-do-you-need-to-win-the-world-cup) — 2026-07-18T04:00:00+00:00
- [Does playing tennis make you live 9.7 years longer?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/more-or-less-867746/does-playing-tennis-make-you-live-9-7-years-longer) — 2026-07-11T05:00:00+00:00
- [Does playing tennis make you live 9.7 years longer?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/more-or-less-867746/does-playing-tennis-make-you-live-9-7-years-longer-2) — 2026-07-11T04:00:00+00:00
- [Does the average teacher really earn £54,000?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/more-or-less-867746/does-the-average-teacher-really-earn-54-000) — 2026-07-08T08:00:00+00:00
- [Does the average teacher really earn £54,000?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/more-or-less-867746/does-the-average-teacher-really-earn-54-000-2) — 2026-07-08T07:00:00+00:00
- [Does a full moon make crime rates go up?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/more-or-less-867746/does-a-full-moon-make-crime-rates-go-up) — 2026-07-04T05:00:00+00:00
- [Does a full moon make crime rates go up?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/more-or-less-867746/does-a-full-moon-make-crime-rates-go-up-2) — 2026-07-04T04:00:00+00:00
- [Examining the numbers behind Andy Burnham’s ‘Manchester Miracle’](https://stenobird.com/podcast/more-or-less-867746/examining-the-numbers-behind-andy-burnham-s-manchester-miracle) — 2026-07-01T08:00:00+00:00
- [Examining the numbers behind Andy Burnham’s ‘Manchester Miracle’](https://stenobird.com/podcast/more-or-less-867746/examining-the-numbers-behind-andy-burnham-s-manchester-miracle-2) — 2026-07-01T07:00:00+00:00
- [The messy history behind the modern calendar](https://stenobird.com/podcast/more-or-less-867746/the-messy-history-behind-the-modern-calendar) — 2026-06-27T05:00:00+00:00
- [Benefits vs minimum wage: Which pays more?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/more-or-less-867746/benefits-vs-minimum-wage-which-pays-more) — 2026-06-24T08:00:00+00:00
- [Benefits v minimum wage: Which pays more?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/more-or-less-867746/benefits-v-minimum-wage-which-pays-more) — 2026-06-24T07:00:00+00:00
- [Is the US worse than North Korea for malnutrition deaths?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/more-or-less-867746/is-the-us-worse-than-north-korea-for-malnutrition-deaths) — 2026-06-20T05:00:00+00:00
- [Is the US worse than North Korea for malnutrition deaths?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/more-or-less-867746/is-the-us-worse-than-north-korea-for-malnutrition-deaths-2) — 2026-06-20T04:00:00+00:00
- [Does Europe suffer more heat deaths than the US?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/more-or-less-867746/does-europe-suffer-more-heat-deaths-than-the-us) — 2026-06-17T08:00:00+00:00
- [Does Europe suffer more heat deaths than the US?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/more-or-less-867746/does-europe-suffer-more-heat-deaths-than-the-us-2) — 2026-06-17T07:00:00+00:00
- [Andrew Ross Sorkin: What can the Great Crash of 1929 tell us about today?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/more-or-less-867746/andrew-ross-sorkin-what-can-the-great-crash-of-1929-tell-us-about-today) — 2026-06-13T05:00:00+00:00
- [Andrew Ross Sorkin: What can the Great Crash of 1929 tell us about today?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/more-or-less-867746/andrew-ross-sorkin-what-can-the-great-crash-of-1929-tell-us-about-today-2) — 2026-06-13T04:00:00+00:00
- [Education, Education, Education (and immigration)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/more-or-less-867746/education-education-education-and-immigration) — 2026-06-10T08:00:00+00:00
- [Education, Education, Education (and Immigration)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/more-or-less-867746/education-education-education-and-immigration-2) — 2026-06-10T07:00:00+00:00
- [Factchecking claims that 400 churches were burned to the ground in France](https://stenobird.com/podcast/more-or-less-867746/factchecking-claims-that-400-churches-were-burned-to-the-ground-in-france) — 2026-06-06T05:00:00+00:00
- [Factchecking claims that 400 churches were burned to the ground in France](https://stenobird.com/podcast/more-or-less-867746/factchecking-claims-that-400-churches-were-burned-to-the-ground-in-france-2) — 2026-06-06T04:00:00+00:00
- [Debunking the claim that migrants will get half of new homes](https://stenobird.com/podcast/more-or-less-867746/debunking-the-claim-that-migrants-will-get-half-of-new-homes) — 2026-06-03T08:30:00+00:00
- [Debunking the claim that migrants will get half of new homes](https://stenobird.com/podcast/more-or-less-867746/debunking-the-claim-that-migrants-will-get-half-of-new-homes-2) — 2026-06-03T07:30:00+00:00
- [The known unknowns of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo](https://stenobird.com/podcast/more-or-less-867746/the-known-unknowns-of-ebola-in-the-democratic-republic-of-the-congo) — 2026-05-30T05:00:00+00:00
- [The known unknowns of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo](https://stenobird.com/podcast/more-or-less-867746/the-known-unknowns-of-ebola-in-the-democratic-republic-of-the-congo-2) — 2026-05-30T04:00:00+00:00
- [Does a fall in the UK's healthy life expectancy mean what you think it means?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/more-or-less-867746/does-a-fall-in-the-uk-s-healthy-life-expectancy-mean-what-you-think-it-means) — 2026-05-27T08:30:00+00:00
- [Does a fall in the UK's healthy life expectancy mean what you think it means?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/more-or-less-867746/does-a-fall-in-the-uk-s-healthy-life-expectancy-mean-what-you-think-it-means-2) — 2026-05-27T07:00:00+00:00
- [Is the ‘loneliness epidemic’ real?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/more-or-less-867746/is-the-loneliness-epidemic-real) — 2026-05-23T05:00:00+00:00
- [Is the ‘loneliness epidemic’ real?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/more-or-less-867746/is-the-loneliness-epidemic-real-2) — 2026-05-23T04:00:00+00:00
- [Are refugees more likely to commit crime?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/more-or-less-867746/are-refugees-more-likely-to-commit-crime) — 2026-05-20T08:30:00+00:00
- [Are refugees more likely to commit crime?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/more-or-less-867746/are-refugees-more-likely-to-commit-crime-2) — 2026-05-20T07:30:00+00:00
- [Erdos Problem 1196: Can AI now solve maths that no human can?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/more-or-less-867746/erdos-problem-1196-can-ai-now-solve-maths-that-no-human-can) — 2026-05-16T05:00:00+00:00
- [Erdos Problem 1196: Can AI now solve maths that no human can?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/more-or-less-867746/erdos-problem-1196-can-ai-now-solve-maths-that-no-human-can-2) — 2026-05-16T04:00:00+00:00
- [Why it’s wrong to say vaping is as bad for you as smoking](https://stenobird.com/podcast/more-or-less-867746/why-it-s-wrong-to-say-vaping-is-as-bad-for-you-as-smoking) — 2026-05-09T05:00:00+00:00
- [Why it’s wrong to say vaping is as bad for you as smoking](https://stenobird.com/podcast/more-or-less-867746/why-it-s-wrong-to-say-vaping-is-as-bad-for-you-as-smoking-2) — 2026-05-09T04:00:00+00:00
- [Does it take 15,000 litres of water to produce a kilogram of beef?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/more-or-less-867746/does-it-take-15-000-litres-of-water-to-produce-a-kilogram-of-beef) — 2026-05-02T05:00:00+00:00
- [Does it take 15,000 litres of water to produce a kilogram of beef?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/more-or-less-867746/does-it-take-15-000-litres-of-water-to-produce-a-kilogram-of-beef-2) — 2026-05-02T04:00:00+00:00
- [Have RFK and MAHA really changed American views on vaccines?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/more-or-less-867746/have-rfk-and-maha-really-changed-american-views-on-vaccines) — 2026-04-25T05:00:00+00:00
- [Have RFK and MAHA really changed American views on vaccines?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/more-or-less-867746/have-rfk-and-maha-really-changed-american-views-on-vaccines-2) — 2026-04-25T04:00:00+00:00
- [Is Trump right that wind turbines are killing millions of birds?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/more-or-less-867746/is-trump-right-that-wind-turbines-are-killing-millions-of-birds) — 2026-04-18T05:00:00+00:00
- [Dr Spock’s dangerous advice on baby sleep](https://stenobird.com/podcast/more-or-less-867746/dr-spock-s-dangerous-advice-on-baby-sleep) — 2026-04-11T05:00:00+00:00
- [How likely is ‘likely’?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/more-or-less-867746/how-likely-is-likely) — 2026-04-04T05:00:00+00:00
- [How much water does AI consume?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/more-or-less-867746/how-much-water-does-ai-consume) — 2026-03-28T06:00:00+00:00
- [Paul Ehrlich: The man who bet England wouldn’t exist by the year 2000](https://stenobird.com/podcast/more-or-less-867746/paul-ehrlich-the-man-who-bet-england-wouldn-t-exist-by-the-year-2000) — 2026-03-21T06:00:00+00:00
- [Transgender women in sport: Does ‘comparable’ mean ‘equal’?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/more-or-less-867746/transgender-women-in-sport-does-comparable-mean-equal) — 2026-03-14T06:00:00+00:00
- [US-Israel war with Iran: Do the gulf states have enough interceptor missiles?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/more-or-less-867746/us-israel-war-with-iran-do-the-gulf-states-have-enough-interceptor-missiles) — 2026-03-07T06:00:00+00:00
- [Has a company really discovered a million new species?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/more-or-less-867746/has-a-company-really-discovered-a-million-new-species) — 2026-02-28T06:00:00+00:00
- [Did AI researchers let AI hallucinations into scientific papers?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/more-or-less-867746/did-ai-researchers-let-ai-hallucinations-into-scientific-papers) — 2026-02-21T06:00:00+00:00
- [Is an ancient charioteer the best paid sportsperson of all time?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/more-or-less-867746/is-an-ancient-charioteer-the-best-paid-sportsperson-of-all-time) — 2026-02-17T13:14:00+00:00
- [Is this Premier League striker a secret maths genius?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/more-or-less-867746/is-this-premier-league-striker-a-secret-maths-genius) — 2026-02-07T06:00:00+00:00
- [Could Europe use its financial muscle to strong-arm the US?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/more-or-less-867746/could-europe-use-its-financial-muscle-to-strong-arm-the-us) — 2026-01-31T06:00:00+00:00
- [Can you get £71,000 on benefits?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/more-or-less-867746/can-you-get-71-000-on-benefits) — 2026-01-28T09:00:00+00:00
- [Is Greenland as big as Africa?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/more-or-less-867746/is-greenland-as-big-as-africa) — 2026-01-24T06:00:00+00:00
- [How close is Greenland to the United States?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/more-or-less-867746/how-close-is-greenland-to-the-united-states) — 2026-01-21T09:00:00+00:00
- [No, a study has not shown that the covid jab causes cancer](https://stenobird.com/podcast/more-or-less-867746/no-a-study-has-not-shown-that-the-covid-jab-causes-cancer) — 2026-01-17T06:00:00+00:00
- [Have more than 100 private schools been forced to close because of VAT?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/more-or-less-867746/have-more-than-100-private-schools-been-forced-to-close-because-of-vat) — 2026-01-14T09:00:00+00:00
- [Does Venezuela really have the biggest oil reserves in the world?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/more-or-less-867746/does-venezuela-really-have-the-biggest-oil-reserves-in-the-world) — 2026-01-10T06:00:00+00:00

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