669 Episodes

  1. Could you be hit by a falling satellite?

    Published: 14/06/2025
  2. How do you make something 10-times more lethal?

    Published: 11/06/2025
  3. Is the world’s population being miscounted?

    Published: 7/06/2025
  4. Does the average American have fewer than three friends?

    Published: 4/06/2025
  5. Factchecking the Trump administration’s Autism claims

    Published: 31/05/2025
  6. Is the UN underestimating the global fall in fertility?

    Published: 24/05/2025
  7. How dead is the internet?

    Published: 17/05/2025
  8. Warren Buffett’s brilliant bets

    Published: 10/05/2025
  9. Bonus episode: The Autism Curve

    Published: 5/05/2025
  10. Donald Trump: 100 days fact-check

    Published: 3/05/2025
  11. Are 80% of women really only attracted to 20% of men?

    Published: 29/04/2025
  12. The pioneers of proof

    Published: 19/04/2025
  13. How much is a human life worth?

    Published: 12/04/2025
  14. The mistake in Trump’s tariff formula

    Published: 9/04/2025
  15. Trump tariffs: All about the deficits

    Published: 4/04/2025
  16. Is one in four people in the UK disabled?

    Published: 2/04/2025
  17. What’s Trump’s problem with Canada?

    Published: 29/03/2025
  18. Could a 2% wealth tax raise £24bn?

    Published: 26/03/2025
  19. What are the chances of an asteroid hitting earth in 2032?

    Published: 22/03/2025
  20. Why are more people claiming disability benefits?

    Published: 19/03/2025

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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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