More or Less: Behind the Stats Podcast
Tim Harford and the More or Less team try to make sense of the statistics which surround us. From 成人快手 Radio 4
Episodes to download
-
![]()
Trump tariffs: All about the deficits
Yesterday
Explaining the maths and economics of the US 鈥楲iberation Day鈥� tariffs
-
![]()
Is one in four people in the UK disabled?
Wednesday
Plus, what has Canada done to Donald Trump? Is Rachel Reeves chasing the model?
-
![]()
What鈥檚 Trump鈥檚 problem with Canada?
Last Saturday
Does the US subsidise Canada $200 billion a year and why does Trump call them nasty?
-
![]()
Could a 2% wealth tax raise 拢24bn?
Wed 26 Mar 2025
Plus did trillions disappear from UK pensions? Why does the UK have a lot of old housing?
-
![]()
What are the chances of an asteroid hitting earth in 2032?
Sat 22 Mar 2025
Why the likelihood of planetary impact changed as asteroid 2024 YR4 approached.
-
![]()
Why are more people claiming disability benefits?
Wed 19 Mar 2025
Plus, UK vs Russia on free speech and the collapse of the Labour Force Survey
-
![]()
How did lockdown impact children?
Mon 17 Mar 2025
Five years on, Tim Harford looks at the data on the effect of lockdown
-
![]()
What is an IQ map and can we trust them?
Sat 15 Mar 2025
We investigate maps that suggest extremely low average IQs in developing countries
-
![]()
DOGE, apples and irregular migrants
Wed 12 Mar 2025
Fact-checking government efficiency claims in the US.
-
![]()
Is there really $500bn of Rare Earths in Ukraine?
Sat 8 Mar 2025
Trump wants access to Ukraine鈥檚 Rare Earth deposits.
-
![]()
Defence Spending, Rare Earths and Trunk Truths
Wed 5 Mar 2025
The numbers behind Ukraine鈥檚 rare earth worth and the UK鈥檚 defence spending ambitions
-
![]()
Has the US really given Ukraine more aid than Europe?
Sat 1 Mar 2025
Donald Trump says the US has given Ukraine more aid than Europe - what does the data say?
-
![]()
Are 150 year olds getting social security payments?
Sat 22 Feb 2025
Is this 鈥榯he biggest fraud in the whole of history鈥�?
-
![]()
Has the US sent $50 million worth of condoms to Gaza?
Sat 15 Feb 2025
Are Hamas bombing Israel with condoms sent by the US?
-
![]()
Are black babies in the US really more likely to die under the care of white doctors?
Sat 8 Feb 2025
How baby mortality statistics gave a misleading impression about racism in healthcare
-
![]()
Are quantum computers already super-powerful?
Sat 1 Feb 2025
We investigate what a big claim about the speed of a quantum chip really means
-
![]()
Did Trump make billions with his meme-coin?
Sat 25 Jan 2025
We investigate if the US president鈥檚 crypto is really worth tens of billions of dollars.
-
![]()
Can redheads handle 25% more pain than brunettes?
Sat 18 Jan 2025
We investigate if people with red hair have a hidden pain-blocking superpower
-
![]()
Do 79% of Swedish asylum seekers go on holiday to the country they fled from?
Sat 11 Jan 2025
We investigate a refugee claim that is often being taken out of context.
-
![]()
-
![]()
-
![]()
-
![]()
How many Americans live 鈥榩aycheck to paycheck鈥�?
Sat 14 Dec 2024
How many Americans live 鈥榩aycheck to paycheck鈥�?
-
![]()
Did one in 10 Greeks die in World War Two?
Sat 7 Dec 2024
We investigate if 10 percent of the Greek population died during the second world war
-
![]()
Can Elon Musk save the US Government $2 trillion?
Sat 30 Nov 2024
We look at whether DOGE can successfully balance the US budget.
-
![]()
Do fossil fuels get $7 trillion in subsidies?
Sat 23 Nov 2024
We investigate a huge estimate for how much governments pay to support coal, gas and oil
-
![]()
Did 20 million votes really go missing in the US election?
Sat 16 Nov 2024
We investigate a viral graph that suggests turnout was drastically lower than in 2020
-
![]()
Do we have enough clothes for the next six generations?
Sat 9 Nov 2024
We delve into the stats on the scale of the fashion industry
-
![]()
What can economics learn from sport?
Sat 2 Nov 2024
From loss aversion to game theory, how sports provide evidence for economic theories
-
![]()
Are older drivers more dangerous?
Wed 30 Oct 2024
Plus, winter fuel deaths, prison sentence maths and leaves on railway tracks.
