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Strokes, Teachers, Confused Computers
Are strokes among working-age people on the rise? Presented by Tim Harford.
Big Numbers
How a simple computer bug has led to explosions, missing planes and more
Election and Adultery Special
Tim Harford and a panel of experts discuss how pre-election polls tallied with the results
Princess Charlotte
Assessing the economic benefit of a new princess.
Polls, Nuns, Life Partners
Is the number of Catholic nuns on the up? And Tim Harford explores polling data.
Nuns on the Rise
Are more women getting in the habit?
Xenophobia in South Africa
Are international migrants stealing jobs?
A Liver Transplant
A question from a listener about a living transplant
The Ignorance Test
Can you pass world health expert Hans Rosling’s Ignorance Test?
Maths and Chess
Is it really true that ability in mathematics and chess are somehow linked?