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    Numbers of 2012

    Tim Harford and guests look back at the most surprising statistics of 2012.

  2. Fact-checking US gun-crime statistics

    Tim Harford investigates the numbers in the debate on firearms deaths.

  3. Fact-checking US gun crime statistics

    Tim Harford investigates US gun crime statistics and the average age of first-time buyers.

  4. What is "rare"?

    When we say something is rare what do we mean?

  5. The Census, and what is 'rare'?

    Tim Harford looks at why the estimate for Eastern Europeans coming to the UK was so wrong.

  6. Nigeria’s GDP revision and Kate and William’s bab(ies)

    Where does Nigeria's plans to revise their GDP leave our understanding of growth in Africa

  7. Royal twins and the Autumn Statement

    Tim Harford asks what severe morning sickness tells us about the chances of having twins.

  8. How reliable is Kevin Pietersen?

    Assessing the cricketer's performance in the recent test match between England and India.

  9. The art of polling, Kevin Pietersen, stacking lego

    Tim Harford looks at opinion polling, and how high you can stack Lego bricks.

  10. Fergie-time

    Fergie-Time. Do Manchester United really get more added time at the end of matches

  11. Ash Dieback and Fergie-Time

    Tim Harford fells some ash tree related statistics and asks if Fergie-time really exists.

  12. Brain food and bacteria

    Ruth Alexander explains the numbers and statistics in the news and in life.

  13. Polling voodoo? Predicting the US election

    How did Nate Silver predict the outcome of voting in every state in the US elections?

  14. US Convictions

    Do 99.5% of prosecutions in the US end up in convictions as Conrad Black claims?

  15. Predicting L'Aquila Earthquake: is it right to blame the scientists?

    On More or Less this week we look at how the probability of an earthquake is estimated.

  16. Life-saving Economics

    How Nobel prize-winning economists Alvin Roth and Lloyd Shapley are helping save lives.

  17. Predicting the global population

    Predicting the global population

  18. Predicting the Presidency

    This week Nate Silver tells us who he thinks will win the 2012 Presidential race.

  19. Plenty more fish in the sea?

    Newspaper headlines claim "Just 100 cod left in the North Sea". Can that be right?

  20. Factchecking America

    We ask - who fact-checks the fact-checkers?

  21. Investigating crime statistics

    Investigating Sweden's high rape rate; and which surprising countries top kidnap league?

  22. Where are all the US Paralympics gold medals?

    Why did the USA top the gold medals league in the Olympics, but not the Paralympics?

  23. How to explain infinity to a four-year-old

    Can Johnny Ball explain infinity to a 4-year-old? Plus, an interview with Count von Count.

  24. Are African leaders more likely to die in office?

    Are African leaders more likely than their counterparts elsewhere to die in office?

  25. Levelling the statistical playing field

    Which countries over and under achieved at London 2012?

  26. The great playing field sell off?

    How many school playing fields have really been sold off? Presented by Tim Harford.

  27. How to lose money - fast

    Is the rapid growth of high frequency trading progress or a threat to the financial system

  28. How to lose money, fast

    High-frequency trading, Trumptonomics and more medalling with the Olympics.

  29. How extraordinary is Ye Shiwen?

    How extraordinary was Ye Shiwen's Olympic performance? More or Less looks at the numbers.

  30. How extraordinary is Ye Shiwen?

    Ye Shiwen's statistics, what's happening to homelessness, and TV's murder capital.

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