More or Less: Behind the Stats
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Did London see a 2500% increase in gun crime? Are taxes in the UK the highest since the 1950s? Did the UK have high excess deaths from Covid, compared to the rest of Europe? Do three cats go missing every second in the UK?
Tim and the team investigate a few of the numbers in the news.
Presenter: Tim Harford Producer: Nathan Gower Series Producer: Tom Colls Production co-ordinator: Maria Ogundele Sound mix: James Beard Editor: Richard Vadon
A boy meets girl meets stats story
Are women in the UK the biggest binge drinkers in the world?
Can maths prove the existence of aliens?
Do Indian women own 11% of the world’s gold?
The Overlooked Mathematicians of History
What do windscreen splats tell us about insect decline?
Greedy jobs and the gender pay gap
Are half the words in English from French?
Vaccine claims, Alzheimer's treatment and Tim's Parkrun times
Is the UK really ahead in cutting carbon emissions?
NHS consultant pay, Net Zero claims and Scotland's ferry woes
Which city has the longest canals?
Social housing, NHS workforce and Liz Truss debt claims
How to approach the world through numbers
Skin cancer, London rents and your great great great granddaughter
Did 35,000 Americans die building the Panama Canal?
Covid deaths, North Sea gas and Chloe Kelly's World Cup penalty
What percentage of our brain do we actually use?
HS2 and electric cars, UK vs China emissions & massive maths errors
How safe is the release of Fukushima nuclear plant water?
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