More or Less Episodes Episode guide
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Understanding India through Data
What can data tell us about a country of 1.4 billion people?
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Underage drinking
Are hundreds of young children visiting A&E because of alcohol? Plus, an update on the...
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Uncertainty, probability and double yoked eggs
Professor Sir David Spiegelhalter on his new book, The Art of Uncertainty
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Unbelievable: The forgotten rape data
How shelved data from rape cases in America is helping the police catch criminals now.
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UN rape claims, Stalin and Mr Darcy
Back of the envelope calculations on rape, and how many died under Stalin?
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Ultramarathons: Are women faster than men?
Is it really true that in extremely long races, women run faster than men?
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Ukraine’s progress in numbers
We ask how much progress Ukraine has really made in recapturing territory from Russia.
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Ukraine war: A new way of calculating Russian deaths
How Russian journalists are using probate records to estimate fatalities
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Ukraine offensive, weak pound & how much do women really exercise
We ask how much progress Ukraine has really made in recapturing territory from Russia
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UK vs European energy prices, falling excess deaths and is 5 grams of cocaine a lot?
We debunk a claim that the UK has by far the highest energy prices in Europe
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UK growth, prisons and Swiftonomics
Is the UK economy growing faster than Germany, France and the US?
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UK election podcast 4
Why don’t all the opinion polls give the same results? Plus, would Labour’s plan a...
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UK Election Podcast 3
Are we witnessing a jobs ‘miracle’? Also under scrutiny - Scotland’s deficit; a...
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UK election podcast 2
Fact-checking the politicians during the election campaign on NHS funding; rail fares...
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UK election podcast 1
Can you trust the figures given to you by the political parties during the UK's We and...
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UK Election extra
This podcast is a compilation of interviews with Eddie Mair from Radio 4’s PM programme.
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Uber; EU passports; counting domestic violence
Is Uber safe? The post Brexit dual nationality surge and measuring partner abuse.
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Two World Cups: Football and Cricket
We look at numbers involved with the two World Cups going on right now.
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Twenty years of More or Less
A look back at our origins, plus the usual mix of numerical nous and statistical savvy.
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Tuition fees
Tim Harford and the team examine examine tuition fees, drugs testing and inflation.
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Trumpton Extra
Tribute to the Voice of 1960s British children’s TV series 'Trumpton', Brian Cant
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Trump tells the Truth
How the presidential hopeful has used statistics
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Trump tariffs: All about the deficits
Explaining the maths and economics of the US ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs
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Trump tariffs: All about the deficits
Explaining the maths and economics of the US ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs
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Troubled families?
"Revealed: half a million problem families" reported The Sunday Times.
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Troubled families and unneutered cats. (R4)
Troubled families, nursing numbers and the mathematical consequences of unneutered cats.
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Trouble on the Greek railways (WS)
Would it be cheaper to send every Greek rail passenger by taxi instead? This programme...
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Troop and Casualty Numbers in Ukraine
How reliable are the figures coming out of the conflict in Ukraine?
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Tree Planting Pledges
Planting trees by numbers: UK style.
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Transgender women in sport: Does ‘comparable’ mean ‘equal’?
Investigating a scientific paper analysing the strength and fitness of transgender women