670 Episodes

  1. Does the UK take in more refugees than other European countries?

    Published: 13/03/2022
  2. Numbers in Ukraine and low seas in Chagos

    Published: 6/03/2022
  3. Troop and Casualty Numbers in Ukraine

    Published: 2/03/2022
  4. Did lockdowns save any lives?

    Published: 27/02/2022
  5. Vaccinating children, lockdowns, and ebikes

    Published: 23/02/2022
  6. Hospitalisation rates for children with Covid

    Published: 20/02/2022
  7. Questioning claims about Covid and children

    Published: 16/02/2022
  8. Testosterone and sport

    Published: 13/02/2022
  9. The prime minister in statistical bother

    Published: 9/02/2022
  10. Can you fool your brain?

    Published: 6/02/2022
  11. Does the UK have the fastest growing economy in the G7?

    Published: 2/02/2022
  12. Fertility rates: baby boom or bust?

    Published: 30/01/2022
  13. Should you follow the 5 second rule? And does inflation hit the poorest harder?

    Published: 26/01/2022
  14. Are female patients more likely to die if the surgeon is male?

    Published: 23/01/2022
  15. Are women 32% more likely to die after operation by a male surgeon?

    Published: 19/01/2022
  16. QAnon: Did 365,348 children go missing in the US in 2020?

    Published: 16/01/2022
  17. Omicron, pandemic birth rates and boosters

    Published: 12/01/2022
  18. How much plastic is in the Ocean and can Mr Beast make a difference?

    Published: 9/01/2022
  19. Will the population of Nigeria be larger than Europe’s?

    Published: 2/01/2022
  20. Numbers of 2021

    Published: 26/12/2021

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

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