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    How to make your artwork more valuable

    Six top tips on how to get the best price for your art

  2. When maths mistakes really matter

    Tim Harford talks to Matt Parker about how simple maths mistakes can cause big problems.

  3. Climate change, Victorian diseases, Alcohol

    Tim Harford on climate change, Victorian diseases, maths mistakes and alcohol consumption.

  4. Hyperinflation in Venezuela

    Tim Harford on the astonishing speed of price rises in Venezuela; teenagers’ screen use

  5. Teen suicide, Brexit business moves, Wood-burner pollution

    Tim Harford on teen suicide, Brexit business moves and wood-burner pollution

  6. You Have 15,000 Likes!

    When listener Helen got 15,000 likes on Tinder she questioned the stats behind swiping

  7. Holocaust deniers, Venezuelan hyperinflation, Tinder likes

    Tim Harford on Holocaust deniers, food prices in Venezuela and dating app statistics.

  8. Is Suicide Seasonal?

    Tim Harford asks which times of the year are riskiest for suicide.

  9. Domestic Violence, Jobs, Easter Snowfall

    Tim Harford on domestic violence, employment numbers, and the chance of a white Easter.

  10. Close Encounters of a Planetary Kind

    Which planet is closest to Earth?

  11. Intersex Numbers, Fact-Checking Facebook, Jack Bogle

    Tim Harford asks whether 1.7% of people are intersex, and examines false claims about MPs.

  12. The Mathematics of Fever

    We look at the numbers behind body temperature – what is normal?

  13. Sugar, Outdoors Play and Planets

    Tim Harford on sugar, train fares, children's outdoors play and Earth's closest neighbour.

  14. Numbers of the Year Part Two

    Helena Merriman with numbers about water shortage, plastic recycling and American jobs

  15. Numbers of the Year Part One

    The numbers that made 2018

  16. Mission: Impossible - Quantifying Santa

    What to look out for on Christmas Eve

  17. Dam Lies and Statistics

    Are mega-dams really sustainable?

  18. Lennon or McCartney?

    How statistical modelling can work out which Beatle wrote which song

  19. Sex and Heart Attacks

    Are women more likely to die from a heart attack than men?

  20. Are 90% of War Fatalities Civilians?

    Xavier Zapata examines what the data tells us about the deadly impact of war on civilians

  21. When’s a Kilogram Not a Kilogram?

    Updating the kilogram.

  22. Do Assassinations Work?

    How likely are assassination attempts on heads of state to succeed?

  23. Timing a Tsunami

    How fast do Tsunamis travel?

  24. Vaccines: The Importance of The Herd and Social Media

    What proportion of a population needs to be vaccinated to stop a disease spreading?

  25. Foreign Aid: Who’s The Most Generous?

    In foreign aid terms what’s the best way of measuring how generous a country is?

  26. Paul Romer and William Nordhaus’ Big Ideas

    The economists tackling climate change and growth

  27. Why are Lesbians More Likely to Divorce than Gay Men?

    Tim Harford talks to economist Marina Adshade about same-sex divorce statistics.

  28. Loneliness, School funding, Same-sex divorce

    Tim Harford on a BBC loneliness survey, school funding, same-sex divorce, loyal listeners.

  29. Surviving the Battle of Britain

    Were Spitfire pilots killed after an average of four weeks in the World War Two battle?

  30. Surviving the Battle of Britain, The World Cup and domestic violence, Buckfast and arrests in Scotland

    Tim Harford on Spitfire pilots, and whether football triggers violence in the home.

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