More or Less: Behind the Stats

Tim Harford

Tim Harford and the More or Less team try to make sense of the statistics which surround us. Read more

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Can redheads handle 25% more pain than brunettes?

01/18/2025 00:08:57Do 79% of Swedish asylum seekers go on holiday to the country they fled from?

01/11/2025 00:08:57 Numbers of the year part 2

01/04/2025 00:09:00Numbers of the year 2024

12/28/2024 00:08:58Did Mussolini make the trains run on time?

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More or less: Behind the Stats is an award-winning show that has won the Mensa's award for promoting intelligence in public life and the Royal Statistical Society's award for statistical excellence in broadcast journalism. This podcast is an investigative show that looks into the accuracy of numbers and statistics in the public domain. Hosted by Tim Harford, this show makes sense of the numbers surrounding us. More or less: Behind the stats looks into the accuracy of the statistics covering all the aspects of society. Several guests are invited, and they share their knowledge and what they think concerning the various statistics.