More or Less Episodes Episode guide
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Hidden Figures: The Real Story
African American women's part in the space race of the '50s and '60s
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Hans Rosling - the Extraordinary Life of a Statistical Guru
A tribute to Hans Rosling, a master communicator with a passion for global development.
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Is Democracy Failing in America?
Does North Carolina really rank alongside North Korea if you measure electoral integrity?
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Counting Crowds
How many went to celebrate – and how many to protest – the Trump inauguration?
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Why January makes us want to scream
Blue Monday and Oxfam’s claims about billionaires–the stories that come around every year
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Christian Martyrs
Were 90,000 Christians killed because of their faith in 2016?
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Should we really be drinking eight glasses of water a day?
How much water do we need and how much is too much?
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Does Sweden Really Have a Six Hour Day?
Can you reduce working hours without affecting productivity?
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Life, Death and Data
Improving data to target help for the world's poorest people
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Yellow cards for Christmas
Are footballers trying to get suspended for Christmas?
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How risky is the contraceptive pill?
We look at the numbers behind the scary headlines about birth control.
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How not to test public opinion
The survey by the Indian PM that breaks all the polling rules.
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Good News on Renewables?
Renewable capacity has surpassed that of coal – is this good news?
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Avoiding Asteroids
We’re getting better at spotting Earth-bound space rocks – but how safe are we?
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Liberia’s Rape Statistic Debunked
Is the claim that three out of four women were raped during Liberia's civil war true?
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Ice Cream Versus Aid
Does the world spend more on ice cream than on humanitarian aid?
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Child Marriage and Dangerous Algorithms
Is a girl under 15 married every seven seconds? And beware dangerous algorithms
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Escobar’s Cocaine Deaths
How many people die for every kilo of cocaine?
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Algorithms, Crime and Punishment
When maths can get you locked up.
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Sustainable Development Goals – Are There too Many?
Is there a better way of looking at the Sustainable Development Goals?
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Who Won the US Presidential Debate?
Polling on the Clinton-Trump TV showdown – and why not all polls are equal
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Trump’s crime claims
Are some US inner cities more dangerous than Afghanistan?
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The Cost of a Wedding Gift
How much should spend when a couple get married?
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Drug deaths in the Philippines
How many people have died during President Duterte’s drug crackdown?
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Menstrual Syncing
Do women’s periods start to synchronise if they spend time together?
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Death Penalty abolition
The story behind the countries that have not executed anyone for 10 years
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Counting Terror Deaths
Has 2016 been a particularly bad year for terrorism in Europe?
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Swimming World Records
Why are swimming world records frequently being broken?
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Predicting Olympic Medals
What makes a country successful at winning gold, silver and bronze?
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Odd Socks and Algorithms
How can the techniques of computer science help us in everyday life?