669 Episodes

  1. Is JD Vance right about left-wing violence?

    Published: 20/09/2025
  2. Is it true that out-of-work benefits have almost doubled?

    Published: 17/09/2025
  3. Will the world really be 50 million workers short by 2030?

    Published: 13/09/2025
  4. Are Afghan nationals more likely to be convicted of sexual offences?

    Published: 11/09/2025
  5. Do 11,000 sharks die every hour?

    Published: 6/09/2025
  6. Are self-driving cars safer than cars with drivers?

    Published: 30/08/2025
  7. Do women feel the cold more than men?

    Published: 23/08/2025
  8. How weird was the Med Sea heatwave?

    Published: 16/08/2025
  9. Why it matters that Trump fired data chief

    Published: 9/08/2025
  10. Are abortion numbers rising in the US?

    Published: 6/08/2025
  11. Does a single AI query use a bottle of water?

    Published: 6/08/2025
  12. Are one in six children living through war?

    Published: 19/07/2025
  13. Why Manchester United can afford to play badly

    Published: 12/07/2025
  14. Can drinking one less bottle of coke a day halve obesity?

    Published: 9/07/2025
  15. The economics of war: Vikings, Conquistadors and Vietnam

    Published: 5/07/2025
  16. Is the UK seeing a Christian revival?

    Published: 2/07/2025
  17. Has Russia suffered a million casualties in the Ukraine war?

    Published: 28/06/2025
  18. Why is data on grooming gangs so bad?

    Published: 25/06/2025
  19. How to spot a suspicious statistic

    Published: 21/06/2025
  20. Are 4% of young women in the UK on OnlyFans?

    Published: 18/06/2025

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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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