Main content

More or Less Episodes

  1.

    How to Measure a Hurricane

    What鈥檚 the best way to measure a hurricane?

  2. More Horses than Tanks?

    Is the UK the only country with more horses than tanks in its army?

  3. London鈥檚 High-rise Death Toll

    Why it鈥檚 so hard to know how many people died in the Grenfell Tower fire.

  4. Fantasy Football - How to win

    Figuring out the best strategy as a wannabe team manager

  5. Trump Bump?

    President Trump has taken credit for a booming economy. But is that fair?

  6. Are there 15,000 transgender people serving in the US military?

    President Trump says transgender individuals cannot serve, but how many do already?

  7. Why is Kenya鈥檚 election so expensive?

    Why the cost of running the vote will be $25 a person.

  8. More boys than girls in Sweden?

    Exploring if an influx of teenage boys claiming asylum skewed the population鈥檚 sex ratio

  9. Maryam Mirzakhani 鈥� A Genius of Maths

    Celebrating the only woman to win the biggest prize in mathematics.

  10. Calling the shots at Wimbledon

    Using statistics to prove or disprove the wisdom of tennis.

  11. Is Steph Curry Cheap and How Random is Random?

    Evaluating the biggest basketball contract in NBA history, plus Ryanair鈥檚 seat allocation

  12. Making Penalty Shoot-outs Fairer

    The maths behind plans to change penalty shoot-outs

  13. How Rare Are Deadly Tower Block Fires?

    How statistics can help us understand the tragic fire at London鈥檚 Grenfell Tower.

  14. UK election: was it the youth vote?

    What do the general election results mean? Did more young people vote than expected?

  15. Are African Football Players More Likely to Die on the Field?

    After the death of Cheick Tiote, are African footballers more prone to heart attacks?

  16. Samba, strings and the story of HIV

    Can medical statistics be transformed into a jazzy night out?

  17. Have 65% of Future Jobs Not Yet Been Invented?

    Education is failing our kids, claim experts. We go sleuthing around the world.

  18. Uganda's Refugees

    Has Uganda accepted more refugees than some European countries manage in an entire year?

  19. Is My Baby a Giant?

    Tim Harford explains the numbers and statistics in the news and in life.

  20. An Urban Maze

    Why some parts of town are hard to navigate.

  21. The UK鈥檚 Foreign Secretary Gets a Factcheck

    In an interview, Boris Johnson mentioned a few statistics that turned out to be untrue

  22. The Death Rate of White Americans

    Are middle-aged white Americans dying younger than other groups?

  23. The Ignorance Test

    How much do you know about the world?

  24. Could North Korea Wipe out 90% of Americans?

    Experts warn that North Korea could wipe out most Americans in one go

  25. Will One in Four People Develop a Mental Health Problem?

    Is there evidence that one in four people will develop a mental health problem?

  26. Baby Boxes 鈥� Are they Really Saving Infants' Lives?

    They have become a bit of a phenomenon but what is the evidence that they work?

  27. The Concrete Facts about Trump鈥檚 Wall and China

    Did China use more concrete in three years than the US in the 20th Century?

  28. The Attention Span of a Goldfish

    Are our attention spans now shorter than a goldfish's?

  29. Why are Hollywood Actresses Paid Less than Men?

    The Hollywood gender pay gap is big. Charlotte McDonald asks why.

  30. What happened last night in Sweden?

    What happened last night in Sweden?

  2. 1
  3. …
  4. 12
  5. 13
  6. 14
  7. 15
  8. 16
  9. …
  10. 24