More or Less: Behind the Stats

BBC

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

Episodes

Why it’s wrong to say vaping is as bad for you as smoking

Does it take 15,000 litres of water to produce a kilogram of beef?

Have RFK and MAHA really changed American views on vaccines?

Is Trump right that wind turbines are killing millions of birds?

Dr Spock’s dangerous advice on baby sleep

How likely is ‘likely’?

How much water does AI consume?

Paul Ehrlich: The man who bet England wouldn’t exist by the year 2000

Transgender women in sport: Does ‘comparable’ mean ‘equal’?

US-Israel war with Iran: Do the gulf states have enough interceptor missiles?

Has a company really discovered a million new species?

Did AI researchers let AI hallucinations into scientific papers?

Is an ancient charioteer the best paid sportsperson of all time?

Is this Premier League striker a secret maths genius?

Could Europe use its financial muscle to strong-arm the US?

Can you get £71,000 on benefits?

Is Greenland as big as Africa?

How close is Greenland to the United States?

No, a study has not shown that the covid jab causes cancer

Have more than 100 private schools been forced to close because of VAT?