More or Less: Behind the Stats Episodes Available now
Exclusions, black holes and dividing by zero
Plus special educational needs in Wales and Ghanian nurses in the UK
Where have Cuba’s people gone?
We investigate the collapse in the Caribbean island’s population
Do we eat a credit card's worth of microplastic each week?
We look at whether humans really ingest five grams of microplastic on a weekly basis
Are companies making more money from their customers?
We investigate claims mark-ups are larger than ever
Is planet Earth getting greener?
Jordan Peterson says Earth has greened by 20% in 20 years. Is he right?
Does a language die every two weeks?
Languages are disappearing. We investigate claims of how often this happens.
Are women 14 times more likely to die in natural disasters?
We unpick the idea that women outnumber men by 14 to 1 as casualties of natural disasters
Is increasing turbulence making flying more dangerous?
Exploring the link between bumpy flights and climate change
Federer’s 54%: Tennis stats explained
How Federer became the best in the world winning just over half the points he played
The magic of trigonometry
Tim Harford interviews Matt Parker on his latest book ‘Love Triangle’