More or Less Episodes Episode guide
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Qatar Migrant Worker Deaths
Is the World Cup really responsible for migrant deaths in Qatar?
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John Nash
The life and achievements of the mathematician John Nash
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Death Row
Is it true that for every nine people executed in the US, there is one person exonerated?
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Big Numbers
How a simple computer bug has led to explosions, missing planes and more
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Princess Charlotte
Assessing the economic benefit of a new princess.
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Nuns on the Rise
Are more women getting in the habit?
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Xenophobia in South Africa
Are international migrants stealing jobs?
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A Liver Transplant
A question from a listener about a living transplant
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The Ignorance Test
Can you pass world health expert Hans Rosling鈥檚 Ignorance Test?
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Maths and Chess
Is it really true that ability in mathematics and chess are somehow linked?
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How Safe is Flying?
Following the Germanwings A320 tragedy, are plane crashes becoming more common?
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Does Breastfeeding Increase IQ?
Do breastfed babies become more intelligent adults?
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Measuring World Health
Will babies born in Rwanda be healthier than those in the most deprived 10% of England?
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The Future of Food
Do we need to produce more food by 2050 than we have in the past 10,000 years?
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Black prisoners in the US
Legend: 鈥楳ore black men under correctional control now than enslaved in 1850鈥�. True?
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Sleeping: the 8-hour myth
Could having a lie-in lead to an early death?
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The Mathematical Secrets to Relationships
How maths can help you find love, and hold on to it. Plus, listeners鈥� favourite stats
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Is strenuous jogging bad for you?
Tim Harford on claims that keen runners might be damaging their health
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The Maths of Dating
How to use mathematics to find your partner. And, how reliable are pregnancy due dates?
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Global Wealth
Who is in the world鈥檚 wealthiest elite, and where do they live?
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Are 95% of Terrorism Victims Muslim?
Tim Harford investigates the popular statistical claim
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Bad Luck and Cancer
Is 'bad luck' the cause of most cancers as reports of a new study suggest?
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Numbers of the Year: Part Three
Robert Peston, Helen Joyce and Dr Hannah Fry on their most memorable numbers from 2014
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Numbers of the Year: Part Two
Goalkeepers, gold miners and happiness: We look at the most interesting numbers of 2014
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Numbers of the Year: Part One
What is so special about 39,222 Mexican teachers? Professor Carlos Vilalta tells us
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Soviet World War Deaths
Did almost 80% of boys born in the Soviet Union in 1923 not survive World War Two?
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Zimbabwe's Economy
Following Zimbabwe鈥檚 budget last week, what do the numbers mean for the nation's future?
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Teenage Pregnancy
The truth behind the claim that 'one-third' of US girls become pregnant as teenagers
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Caps off to Rooney
Wayne Rooney wins his 100th cap but is it easier to earn them than in previous eras?
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Pregnancy and Homicide
Is murder a leading cause of death for pregnant women as claimed in the film Gone Girl?
