More or Less Episodes Episode guide
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Rush: Formula 1 Risk
How dangerous was motor-racing in the 1970s? Plus: environmental facts about plastic bags
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Sexual Violence and Statistics in Asia
A report suggests almost a quarter of men in some Asian countries admit rape. Is it true?
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The Death Toll in Syria
How accurate are the reported death estimates in the Syrian conflict?
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Counting Climate Migrants
Is it true that environmental problems will create 200 million migrants?
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Is Coffee Bad for You?
How dangerous is your daily caffeine fix?
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The Magic of Maths
How a love of magic led to a love of maths for Stanford professor Persi Diaconis
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Where could we fit the entire world’s population?
Where could we fit the entire world’s population and the effectiveness of soccer managers?
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What is the Most Visited Country in the World?
Which countries top the most visited country list and how much do tourists spend there?
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Analysing Chris Froome's Tour de France victory
What do the numbers tell us about Chris Froome's Tour de France performance?
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Egypt: Biggest Protest in History?
Was the Egyptian uprising which ousted President Mohamed Morsi the biggest ever seen?
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Does a Child Die From Hunger Every 15 Seconds?
It is a popular statistic used by celebrities and charity campaigners but is it true?
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Does sex really make the world wide web go round?
Is the internet really 37% porn and does American football have a crime problem?
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How Long Will You Live?
Why life expectancy around the world has increased by six years in the past two decades
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Will 40 per cent of the world's workforce really be in Africa by 2050?
How do we calculate future population projections in Africa?
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Does a Child Die From Hunger Every 15 Seconds?
It is a popular statistic used by celebrities and charity campaigners but is it true?
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Sex on the Brain?
It is often said that men think about sex every seven seconds, but is it true?
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The Maths of Spies and Terrorists
How feasible is it for the authorities to keep track of everyone on their watch list?
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Ryanair punctuality; mistakes in academic papers
Ryanair claims that more than 90% of its flights land on time but do the numbers prove it?
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Cancer Risk and Romanian crime
Assesing the probabilities of cancer and is the UK suffering a Romanian crime wave?
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How do you calculate a dog’s true age?
It is often said that one dog year equals seven human years. But is it true?
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The Maths of Mozart and Birds
The maths behind Mozart's opera The Magic Flute
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Are Manchester United a one-man team?
Lead scorer power calculated; and, maths problems raised in the Kercher murder case
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Austerity: A Spreadsheet Error?
The story of the student who uncovered a mistake in a famous economic paper
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Margaret Thatcher in numbers
Baroness Margaret Thatcher, who died aged 87, was Britain’s first female prime minister.
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Communicating Risk
It's the 4th anniversary of the earthquake which devastated the city of L’Aquila in Italy.
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That's not much gold
What if a super-villain took control of the world’s gold and melted it into a cube?
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Can big data save lives?
Ruth Alexander speaks to Kenneth Cukier about how data can be used.
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Are there more black men in college or prison in the US?
Last week the US Speaker said that there were more black men in prison than in college.
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HIV in numbers
With the news that a baby has been ‘cured’ of HIV we look at the numbers.
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Is the Kenyan election already decided?
Do Kenyans vote along ethnic lines? More Or Less investigates.