More or Less Podcast
Tim Harford explains - and sometimes debunks - the numbers and statistics used in political debate, the news and everyday life.
Episodes to download
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Vitamin D, explaining R and the 2 metre rule
Wed 13 May 2020
Is Vitamin D an under-appreciated weapon in the fight against Covid-19?
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Testing truth, fatality rates, obesity risk and trampolines.
Wed 6 May 2020
Did the UK really carry out 100,000 coronavirus tests in one day?
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Climate change and birdsong
Sat 2 May 2020
With factories closed and flights grounded, what impact will this have on climate change?
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Climate change and birdsong
Sat 2 May 2020
With factories closed and flights grounded, what impact will this have on climate change?
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Ethnic minority deaths, climate change and lockdown
Wed 29 Apr 2020
Are doctors from ethnic minority backgrounds disproportionately affected by Covid-19?
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Comparing countries' coronavirus performance
Sat 25 Apr 2020
Is it helpful to ask which countries are faring better in tackling the coronavirus?
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Comparing countries' coronavirus performance
Sat 25 Apr 2020
Is it helpful to ask which countries are faring better in tackling the coronavirus?
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Bonus Podcast: Professor John Horton Conway
Thu 23 Apr 2020
Mathematician John Conway died in April as a result of Covid-19.
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Comparing countries, the risk to NHS staff, and birdsong
Wed 22 Apr 2020
We compare Covid-19 rates around the world. When is the UK going to be past the worst?
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Superforecasting the Coronavirus
Sat 18 Apr 2020
Can professional predictors help us understand the course of the coronavirus pandemic?
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Superforecasting the Coronavirus
Sat 18 Apr 2020
Can professional predictors help us understand the course of the coronavirus pandemic?
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Should you wear a face mask?
Sat 11 Apr 2020
Tim Harford looks at the debate over making your own Covid-19 protection.
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Should you wear a face mask?
Sat 11 Apr 2020
Tim Harford looks at the debate over making your own Covid-19 protection.
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Coronavirus deaths, facemasks and a potential baby boom
Wed 8 Apr 2020
Is the coronavirus death count misleading because of delays in reporting?
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Are more men dying from coronavirus?
Sat 4 Apr 2020
Tim Harford and Ruth Alexander examine the statistics around the world.
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Are more men dying from coronavirus?
Sat 4 Apr 2020
Tim Harford and Ruth Alexander examine the statistics around the world.
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Supermarket stockpiling, A-level results and Covid-19 gender disparity
Tue 31 Mar 2020
Is the coronavirus pandemic having a different impact on men and women?
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Covid-19: The risks
Sat 28 Mar 2020
Professor Sir David Spiegelhalter puts the risks of Covid-19 into perspective
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Coronavirus Special
Wed 25 Mar 2020
The risks of Covid-19 for different age groups and what restrictions mean for the economy
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25/03/2020
Wed 25 Mar 2020
The risks of Covid-19 for different age groups and what restrictions mean for the economy.
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Mitigation or suppression: What’s best to tackle coronavirus?
Sat 21 Mar 2020
How statistical modelling can help us respond to the Coronavirus pandemic
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Mitigation or Suppression: What’s best to tackle Coronavirus?
Sat 21 Mar 2020
How statistical modelling can help us respond to the Coronavirus pandemic
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The mystery of Iran’s coronavirus numbers
Sat 14 Mar 2020
Does Iran have a lot more covid-19 cases that its figures suggest?
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The mystery of Iran’s coronavirus numbers
Sat 14 Mar 2020
Does Iran have a lot more covid-19 cases that its figures suggest?
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How much heat do you lose from your head?
Mon 9 Mar 2020
Is it true that 40% of your body's heat loss comes from your head?
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How much heat do you lose from your head?
Sat 7 Mar 2020
Is it true that 40% of your body's heat loss comes from your head?
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Netflix v the environment
Sat 29 Feb 2020
Does watching 30 minutes of Netflix have the same carbon footprint as driving four miles?
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Netflix vs the environment
Sat 29 Feb 2020
Does watching 30 minutes of Netflix have the same carbon footprint as driving four miles?
Unlock the history and truth behind the data with The OU
Explore how numbers shape, and sometimes mislead us, with The Open University.
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BBC Ideas discovers three easy ways to help make sense of statistics.
