More or Less Episodes Episode guide
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Living on less than a dollar a day
Tim Harford examines the dollar-a-day poverty line. How useful a measure is it?
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Polling opinion in Syria, and Europe's work hours
Tim Harford casts doubt on a Syrian statistic. And, which European nation works the most?
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Cybermetrics and Groundhog Day
Tim Harford investigates internet search engine accuracy, and groundhog weather forecasts.
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Measuring Famine and Slaying a Sporting Myth
How do you measure a famine? Plus, Tim Harford slays a sporting myth.
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More alive than dead?
Are more people are alive than dead and did Michelle Obama spend $50,000 on lingerie?
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Which is the world's biggest city?
Tim Harford asks which is the world's biggest city - not as simple a query as it seems.
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Climate change and using statistics to predict football results.
A bet about climate change is settled. Plus, predicting the Africa Cup of Nations winner.
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Chavez's cancer claims and counting doctors from Malawi
Does the number of Latin American leaders with cancer defy probability?
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High Speed 2 and Executive Pay
Tim Harford looks at high speed rail and executive pay.
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Using statistics in court
Tim Harford looks at numbers in the news and in life, including statistics in court.
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30/12/2011
A guide to interesting, informative or just plain idiosyncratic numbers of the year.
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Who are the 1% and who are the 99%?
Tim Harford discusses income inequality and discovers the maths in magic.
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16/12/2011
Higgs boson statistics; how to corner a market; and Fibonacci's medieval mathematics.
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09/12/2011
The maths of supermarket price wars and odds of cracking six double-yolk eggs in a row.
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02/12/2011
Tim Harford on public sector pensions, eurozone statistics, and affordable housing.
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09/09/2011
This edition features zombie statistics, the Olympics and the maths of spying.
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02/09/2011
Euro debt odyssey, the placebo effect and 70 years of social surveys.
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26/08/2011
Scottish independence, mobile phones and cancer, and is Tendulkar the greatest sportsman?
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19/08/2011
Salt, 'zero tolerance' policing, and how to predict the adult height of growing children.
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12/08/2011
Riots, debt, disability benefit and when to buy a lotto ticket.
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05/08/2011
Tim Harford and the More or Less team unpick more numbers in the news.
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13/05/2011
Investigating the public sector pay premium, statins and the 'decline effect'.
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08/05/2011
More or Less looks at child poverty, climate refugees and Sir Henry Cooper's left hook.
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29/04/2011
A cornucopia of wedding-related numbers, and AV explained.
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22/04/2011
Tim Harford and team look at GDP, school standards and the results of 'The Other Census'.
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15/04/2011
Tim Harford and the team on tuition fees and drugs testing.
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08/04/2011
Tim Harford and the team look at more numbers in the news.
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01/04/2011
Tim Harford is back with a new series of More or Less, and the numbers behind the news.
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21/01/2011
Do other European countries enjoy better healthcare, as the Government suggests?
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14/01/2011
Looking behind the numbers in the news. Street grooming, bank taxes and Loxleygate.
