More or Less: Behind the Stats Episodes Available now
Data in the time of cholera
A journey back to the birth of epidemiology
Covid misconceptions and US deaths
How many of us believe the myths about coronavirus?
Sweden’s lockdown lite
Sweden stayed open during the pandemic – how well did it work?
Why Trump is wrong about the USA’s coronavirus case comeback
Are cases really rising in the US or are they just testing more? Tim digs into the data.
Why did the UK have such a bad Covid-19 epidemic?
Was it bad decision-making, bad advice, or bad luck?
A new Covid-19 drug and a second wave
Tim Harford looks into why protests haven’t led to a spike in Covid-19 cases
Child Poverty, School Inequality and a Second Wave
As lockdown eases, why hasn't there been a spike in infections?
Who Should be Quarantined?
Tim Harford finds out which countries have the highest rate of Covid-19 infection.
Quarantine, Test and Trace and BODMAS
Is it true that Covid-19 mostly kills people who would die soon anyway?
Antibody tests, early lockdown advice and European deaths
Are more people are dying of Covid-19 in the UK than all the EU countries put together?