670 Episodes

  1. Do Indian women own 11% of the world’s gold?

    Published: 4/11/2023
  2. The Overlooked Mathematicians of History

    Published: 28/10/2023
  3. What do windscreen splats tell us about insect decline?

    Published: 21/10/2023
  4. Greedy jobs and the gender pay gap

    Published: 14/10/2023
  5. Are half the words in English from French?

    Published: 7/10/2023
  6. Vaccine claims, Alzheimer's treatment and Tim's Parkrun times

    Published: 4/10/2023
  7. Is the UK really ahead in cutting carbon emissions?

    Published: 30/09/2023
  8. NHS consultant pay, Net Zero claims and Scotland's ferry woes

    Published: 27/09/2023
  9. Which city has the longest canals?

    Published: 23/09/2023
  10. Social housing, NHS workforce and Liz Truss debt claims

    Published: 20/09/2023
  11. How to approach the world through numbers

    Published: 16/09/2023
  12. Skin cancer, London rents and your great great great granddaughter

    Published: 13/09/2023
  13. Did 35,000 Americans die building the Panama Canal?

    Published: 11/09/2023
  14. Covid deaths, North Sea gas and Chloe Kelly's World Cup penalty

    Published: 6/09/2023
  15. What percentage of our brain do we actually use?

    Published: 2/09/2023
  16. HS2 and electric cars, UK vs China emissions & massive maths errors

    Published: 30/08/2023
  17. How safe is the release of Fukushima nuclear plant water?

    Published: 26/08/2023
  18. How many butterflies are there in the world?

    Published: 19/08/2023
  19. Why is it so hard to predict the outcome of competitions like the Premier League?

    Published: 12/08/2023
  20. Are the media exaggerating how hot it is in the Mediterranean?

    Published: 5/08/2023

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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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