Main content

More or Less Episodes

  1.

    Are We Breathing Unsafe Air?

    The W.H.O. say 95% of people in cities breathe unsafe air, but what does 'unsafe' mean?

  2. Why London鈥檚 Murder Rate is Being Compared to New York鈥檚

    Finding out if London is now more deadly than New York.

  3. How Deadly Was 1920s Melbourne?

    How accurate is the murder rate in the crime series Miss Fisher鈥檚 Murder Mysteries?

  4. Were 鈥楨xtra鈥� Votes Counted in Russia鈥檚 Presidential Election?

    We look at voting data to investigate allegations of election fraud in Russia

  5. Factchecking Trump on Trade

    The US President regularly talks about America's trade deficit - do his figures stack up?

  6. Did Sir Roger Bannister make the 鈥榠mpossible鈥� possible?

    A mile in under four minutes. Did positive thinking propel dozens to do the same?

  7. Women, the Oscars and the Bechdel Test

    Ninety years鈥� worth of Best Picture winning films under the spotlight.

  8. The Winter Olympics

    Which is the most successful country? Plus the chances of a dead heat.

  9. Debunking guide 鈥� on a postcard

    How to question dubious statistics in just a few short steps

  10. Russia: Has drinking fallen by 80% in five years?

    Alcohol consumption has fallen sharply according to Russia鈥檚 health ministry.

  11. Is China On Track to End Poverty by 2020?

    We investigate whether the Chinese government can really achieve its extraordinary pledge

  12. Is the US Census Under Threat?

    The survey question that could affect the accuracy of its results.

  13. Real Lives Behind the Numbers

    How individuals manage their money - the personal stories behind economic data.

  14. How Louis Bachelier Scooped Economists by Half a Century

    A forgotten French mathematician鈥檚 unusual approach to the stock market.

  15. Just How Rare is a Hole-in-One?

    Why it is not as simple to work out as you think

  16. Statistics of the Year 2017

    Phones, lawn mowers and how Kim Kardashian helped the public understanding of risk

  17. Will Bitcoin use more electricity than the United States?

    Measuring the energy used to keep the crypotcurrency secure

  18. Diet Coke Habit

    What effect could the US President鈥檚 Diet Coke habit have on his health?

  19. Does Eating Chocolate Make Your Brain Younger?

    Are research findings misrepresented by funders, PR machines and the media?

  20. Just how lucky are regular lottery winners?

    How statistics were used to show how unlikely it is to win hundreds of times by chance.

  21. How Rich was Jane Austen鈥檚 Mr Darcy?

    What the Pride and Prejudice character would have earned in today鈥檚 money

  22. How Expensive is Italy鈥檚 World Cup Failure?

    How much will Italy's surprise failure to make it to the world cup cost FIFA?

  23. Why Albums are Getting Longer

    More or less finds out the numbers that are changing modern music.

  24. Do Nigerian Lawmakers Make More than President Trump?

    Fact checking the claim that Nigerian politicians earn more than 1.7million dollars

  25. Novelists in Numbers

    Counting the favourite words of well-known authors

  26. Are US Millennials More Politically Engaged Online?

    Did the 2016 US election galvanise young people to become more engaged in politics?

  27. How Richard Thaler Changed Economics

    The behavioural economist who has inspired governments around the world

  28. Kilobyte to Brontobyte: Naming the Monster Numbers

    How the names of digital storage files evolved.

  29. Big Polluters: Ships v Cars

    Do the largest ships emit as much pollution as all the cars in the world?

  30. Sperm - Are we Going Extinct?

    How much of a problem is falling sperm count?

  2. 1
  3. …
  4. 11
  5. 12
  6. 13
  7. 14
  8. 15
  9. …
  10. 24