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More or Less
Tim Harford explains - and sometimes debunks - the numbers and statistics used in political debate, the news and everyday life.
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Episodes
Is salt bad for you? 19.08.2011 27:56
More or Less has the latest on salt, 'zero tolerance' policing, and how to predict the adult height of growing children.
The maths of rioting 12.08.2011 27:55
In More or Less this week: riots, debt, disability benefit and when to buy a lotto ticket.
The maths of rioting 12.08.2011 27:55
In More or Less this week: riots, debt, disability benefit and when to buy a lotto ticket.
US debt 05.08.2011 27:57
Tim Harford and the More or Less team unpick more numbers in the news. This week: US debt, NHS funding and the "27 club".
US debt 05.08.2011 27:57
Tim Harford and the More or Less team unpick more numbers in the news. This week: US debt, NHS funding and the "27 club".
Public Sector Pay 13.05.2011 28:07
Investigating the public sector pay premium, statins and the 'decline effect'.
Public Sector Pay 13.05.2011 28:07
Investigating the public sector pay premium, statins and the 'decline effect'.
Climate Refugees 07.05.2011 27:55
More or Less looks at child poverty, climate refugees and Sir Henry Cooper's greatest moment.
Climate Refugees 07.05.2011 27:55
More or Less looks at child poverty, climate refugees and Sir Henry Cooper's greatest moment.
Wedding Stats 29.04.2011 27:53
In More or Less this week: a cornucopia of wedding-related numbers. And AV explained.
Wedding Stats 29.04.2011 27:53
In More or Less this week: a cornucopia of wedding-related numbers. And AV explained.
How useful is GDP? 22.04.2011 28:04
Tim Harford and team look at GDP, school standards and the results of 'The Other Census'.
How useful is GDP? 22.04.2011 28:04
Tim Harford and team look at GDP, school standards and the results of 'The Other Census'.
Tuition fees 15.04.2011 28:03
Tim Harford and the team examine examine tuition fees, drugs testing and inflation.
Tuition fees 15.04.2011 28:03
Tim Harford and the team examine examine tuition fees, drugs testing and inflation.
Youth Unemployment 08.04.2011 27:51
In More or Less this week: youth unemployment, Trumpton and social mobility.
Youth Unemployment 08.04.2011 27:51
In More or Less this week: youth unemployment, Trumpton and social mobility.
Small spending cuts? 01.04.2011 27:50
Tim Harford is back with a new series of More or Less, and the numbers behind the news. Are the cuts "small"? And we introduce "The Other Census".
Small spending cuts? 01.04.2011 27:50
Tim Harford is back with a new series of More or Less, and the numbers behind the news. Are the cuts "small"? And we introduce "The Other Census".
The Story of Economics 'Monsters' 30.03.2011 28:10
In this three-part series Michael Blastland lays out the history of economic ideas to understand why economics goes wrong and whether it can ever go entirely right. In the third and final programme, 'Monsters', Michael investigates another view of economics: that it is the story of people, how they think and behave.
The Story of Economics 'Monsters' 30.03.2011 28:10
In this three-part series Michael Blastland lays out the history of economic ideas to understand why economics goes wrong and whether it can ever go entirely right. In the third and final programme, 'Monsters', Michael investigates another view of economics: that it is the story of people, how they think and behave.
The Story of Economics 'Cogs' 23.03.2011 28:07
'More or Less' creator Michael Blastland goes to Chicago to explore a machine-like view of the economy in the second part of 'The Story of Economics'.
The Story of Economics 'Cogs' 23.03.2011 28:07
'More or Less' creator Michael Blastland goes to Chicago to explore a machine-like view of the economy in the second part of 'The Story of Economics'.
The Story of Economics 'Gods' 16.03.2011 28:14
More or Less creator Michael Blastland lays out the history of economic ideas to understand why economics goes wrong and whether it can ever go entirely right. In the first programme of a three part series, Michael travels to Athens and the site of Aristotle's Lyceum - where economics as a discipline began.
The Story of Economics 'Gods' 16.03.2011 28:14
More or Less creator Michael Blastland lays out the history of economic ideas to understand why economics goes wrong and whether it can ever go entirely right. In the first programme of a three part series, Michael travels to Athens and the site of Aristotle's Lyceum - where economics as a discipline began.
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