More or Less: Behind the Stats Episodes Available now
Is loneliness as bad for you as smoking?
The connection between being alone and an early death
Remembering Daniel Kahneman
Tim Harford on the great social scientist, who has died at the age of 90
Bonus episode: Daniel Kahneman on Thinking, Fast and Slow
In an episode of More or Less from 2012, Daniel Kahneman explains his big ideas.
What's happening to Arctic ice?
Arctic ice has been in long decline. Do recent fluctuations change the story?
Does the Russian government really spend 40% of its budget on the military?
We investigate how much the Russian state is spending on the war in Ukraine.
Is public speaking really our biggest fear?
Tim Harford investigates the claim that public speaking is people鈥檚 number one fear.
Ultramarathons: Are women faster than men?
Is it really true that in extremely long races, women run faster than men?
School spending, excess deaths and billions of animals at Heathrow
Is school funding at record levels? Did 6.5bn creatures come to the UK by plane last year?
NBA basketball: Is height more important than skill?
How much does a man鈥檚 height affect his chances of becoming an NBA basketball player?
Per capita GDP, MP claims and the entire EU budget
What does per capita GDP tell us? How much did the EU spend on covid recovery?
