More or Less: Behind the Stats podcast

More or Less: Behind the Stats

Tim Harford and the More or Less team try to make sense of the statistics which surround us. From BBC Radio 4

Tim Harford and the More or Less team try to make sense of the statistics which surround us. From BBC Radio 4

 

#1037

Are self-driving cars safer than cars with drivers?

Fully autonomous cars are here. In a handful of cities across the US and China, robotaxis ... more

30 Aug 2025

08 MINS

08:58

30 Aug 2025


#1036

Do women feel the cold more than men?

Are office temperatures set too low in the summer for women to be comfortable? This idea ... more

23 Aug 2025

08 MINS

08:57

23 Aug 2025


#1035

How weird was the Med Sea heatwave?

In early July, the Mediterranean Sea experienced a marine heatwave. The surface of the wat... more

16 Aug 2025

08 MINS

08:58

16 Aug 2025


#1034

Why it matters that Trump fired data chief

On Friday 1st August the US Bureau of Labor Statistics put out their job report data for A... more

09 Aug 2025

08 MINS

08:58

09 Aug 2025


#1033

Are abortion numbers rising in the US?

In June 2022 the United States Supreme Court passed what became known as ‘the Dobbs decisi... more

06 Aug 2025

08 MINS

08:58

06 Aug 2025


#1032

Does a single AI query use a bottle of water?

We’re living through boom-times for Artificial Intelligence, with more and more of us usin... more

06 Aug 2025

08 MINS

08:59

06 Aug 2025


#1031

Are one in six children living through war?

In the midst of the television coverage of Soccer Aid, a celebrity soccer match organised ... more

19 Jul 2025

08 MINS

08:58

19 Jul 2025


#1030

Why Manchester United can afford to play badly

Manchester United are terrible, even according to their own manager. Last season saw their... more

12 Jul 2025

08 MINS

08:58

12 Jul 2025


#1029

Can drinking one less bottle of coke a day halve obesity?

Tim Harford investigates some of the numbers in the news and in life. This week: Is the se... more

09 Jul 2025

26 MINS

26:40

09 Jul 2025


#1028

The economics of war: Vikings, Conquistadors and Vietnam

How does economics help us understand conflicts through history? That’s the question that... more

05 Jul 2025

08 MINS

08:58

05 Jul 2025


#1027

Is the UK seeing a Christian revival?

Tim Harford looks at some of the numbers in the news and in life. This week: Is church-goi... more

02 Jul 2025

28 MINS

28:17

02 Jul 2025


#1026

Has Russia suffered a million casualties in the Ukraine war?

It’s been over three years since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine and the human tol... more

28 Jun 2025

08 MINS

08:59

28 Jun 2025


#1025

Why is data on grooming gangs so bad?

Tim Harford looks at some of the numbers in the news and in life. In this episode: Why is ... more

25 Jun 2025

28 MINS

28:48

25 Jun 2025


#1024

How to spot a suspicious statistic

Untruths sneak into our lives in all kinds of ways. Sometimes they’re outright lies. Blata... more

21 Jun 2025

08 MINS

08:58

21 Jun 2025


#1023

Are 4% of young women in the UK on OnlyFans?

Tim Harford investigates some of the numbers in the news, and in life. This week: We debun... more

18 Jun 2025

28 MINS

28:49

18 Jun 2025


#1022

Could you be hit by a falling satellite?

The number of satellites orbiting our planet has been rapidly increasing in recent years. ... more

14 Jun 2025

09 MINS

09:55

14 Jun 2025


#1021

How do you make something 10-times more lethal?

What does the government mean when it commits to developing a “10-times more lethal” army?... more

11 Jun 2025

28 MINS

28:28

11 Jun 2025