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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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The world’s busiest shipping lanes

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2019/11/23

A listener wrote in asking which is the busiest shipping lane in the world. Ruth Alexander tries to find out with sea traffic analyst and former captain, Amrit Singh and Jean Tournadre, a researcher that uses satellite date to ships. Producer: Darin Graham Editor: Richard VadonImage: Freighter ships in Thessaloniki, Greece Credit: Getty Images

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Bolivia: Can statistics help detect electoral fraud?

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2019/11/15

Evo Morales, Bolivia’s longest-serving leader and first indigenous president, stepped down last week amid weeks of protests sparked by a dispute over a recent presidential election in the country. His opponents say the election was rigged but the embattled former president said it was a cunning coup. We take a closer look at the election results and ask if statistics can tell whether it was fair or fraudulent.Dr Calla Hummel of the University of Miami and Professor Romulo Chumacero of the University

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8:57

Reducing your risk of death

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2019/11/09

Two statistics about reducing your risk of an early death made headlines around the world recently. The first seems to be a great reason to add a four-legged friend to your life. It suggests that owning a dog is tied to lowering your chance of dying early by nearly a quarter. The second statistic claims that even a minimal amount of running is linked to reducing your risk of premature death by up to 30%. Ruth Alexander finds out what’s behind these numbers and we hear from epidemiologist, Gideon

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8:59

Unbelievable: The forgotten rape data

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2019/11/01

In the United States, some police jurisdictions didn’t send off DNA evidence from people who were raped for testing in a crime lab and for uploading into a national criminal database. Instead, the sets of evidence, known as rape kits, were sat on shelves and in warehouses. It’s estimated that hundreds of thousands need processing. In this edition, Ruth Alexander explores how some jurisdictions are testing the kits now and using the data to catch criminals. Producer: Darin Graham Presenter: Ruth

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Edith Abbott and crime statistics

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2019/10/28

Social worker and economist Edith Abbott and her contribution to crime statistics.

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Esther Duflo and women in economics

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2019/10/18

Discussing Esther Duflo, Abhijit Banerjee and Michael Kremer’s economics Nobel Prize.

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The Extra Episode: Minimum wage, drinking in Scotland...

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2019/10/11

We explore the numbers behind the new minimum wage announcements, whether drinking is going up or down in Scotland, the truth about squeezing people onto the Isle of Wight and how long one identical twin lives after the other twin dies. You’ll want to hear our special extra episode.

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WS More or Less: Does San Francisco have more rough...

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2019/10/07

Are the shocking statistics true? and how do you count people who don't wish to be found?

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27:54

New hospitals promised, aid to Ukraine, and bacon...

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2019/10/04

Dissecting the government’s hospitals announcement and President Trump’s Ukraine claims.

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8:58

WS More or Less: Who fought in World War 1?

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2019/09/30

Were a third of those that fought for Britain in WW1 black or Asian?

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23:43

Austerity Deaths, C-Sections and being struck by...

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2019/09/27

Has Austerity caused 120 thousand deaths in the UK and does God hate men?

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WS More or Less: Peaty v. Bolt: Which is the greatest...

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2019/09/23

Using statistics to compare world records in athletics and swimming.

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24:51

Dementia, inflation and shark deaths

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2019/09/20

Health risks for Presidential hopefuls, falling inflation, shark deaths and salary claims

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WS More or Less: Cape Town murders

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2019/09/16

Are eight people a day murdered in Cape Town and is that number unusually high?

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24:08

Maternal deaths, taxi driver earnings and statistical...

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2019/09/13

Are black women five times more likely to die in childbirth? Plus making pop music.

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WS More or Less: Deforestation in Brazil

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2019/09/09

Has it increased significantly since President Bolsonaro took office in January?

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24:07

Climate deaths, austerity and pet food

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2019/09/06

Challenging the idea of six billion deaths due to climate change; plus what pets eat.

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WS More or Less: Amazon forest fires

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2019/09/02

Are they really 85 percent worse than last year?

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27:29

Amazon fires, state pension and American burgers

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2019/08/30

Are forest fires in Brazil the worst in recent times? What is the state pension worth?

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WS More or Less: Ethiopia’s 350m trees in a day

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2019/08/26

Were millions of trees planted in just one day in Ethiopia?

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