More or Less

More or Less

Tim Harford explains - and sometimes debunks - the numbers and statistics used in political debate, the news and everyday life.

More or Less

Episodes (823 available)

More or Less, Seven-day NHS

Tim Harford asks if people admitted to hospital at weekends are more likely to die.

29 May 2015

28 mins

More or Less, WS MoreOrLess: John Nash

The life and achievements of the mathematician John Nash

29 May 2015

10 mins

More or Less, World Cup Migrant Deaths

Tim Harford asks if the World Cup is really responsible for migrant deaths in Qatar.

5 Jun 2015

28 mins

More or Less, WS MoreOrLess: Qatar migrant worker deaths

Tim Harford asks if the World Cup is really responsible for migrant deaths in Qatar.

5 Jun 2015

10 mins

More or Less, Obesity Projections, Global Footprint, Street Value of Drugs

Tim Harford looks at how recent obesity projections were calculated.

12 Jun 2015

24 mins

More or Less, WS MoreOrLess: Global Footprint

Do we need one and a half planets worth of resources? Tim Harford investigates.

12 Jun 2015

10 mins

More or Less, Biggest Movies

Jurassic World took $511m in its first weekend. Why have recent films done so well?

26 Jun 2015

9 mins

More or Less, Greece Special

Tim Harford and the More or Less team look at the numbers behind the Greek crisis.

10 Jul 2015

30 mins

More or Less, WS MoreOrLess: Life Expectancy

How long might you live?

24 Jul 2015

10 mins

More or Less, WSMoreOrLess: Counting Foreign Fighters

How many foreigners have joined militants in Iraq and Syria, and where do they come from?

31 Jul 2015

10 mins

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