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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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8:58

Is Mansa Musa the richest person of all time?

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2019/03/25

Mansa Musa, the 14th century Mali king, has nothing on Jeff Bezos - read one recent news report. Musa set off on a pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia in the 1300s and it’s said he left with a caravan of 60,000 people. Among them were soldiers, entertainers, merchants and slaves. A train of camels followed, each carrying gold. In recent reports, he has been described as the richest person that ever lived. He has been compared to some of the wealthiest people alive today. But how can we know the value of the

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8:58

Day light saving time and heart attacks

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2019/03/18

Does the sudden loss of an hour of sleep raise the risk of having a heart attack?

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9:03

The gender gap in tech

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2019/03/09

Are women really less likely than men to be hired for jobs in tech just because of their sex? A study claims that sexism in the recruitment process is holding women back from entering the tech sector. But the study is not all it seems. There are much better statistics that can help explain why fewer women than men work in tech in the USA and lessons to be learned from India, where there is a much smaller gender gap in the tech sector. Presenter: Phoebe KeanePhoto: An engineer looking at information

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12:20

Insectageddon

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2019/03/04

Insects live all around us and if a recent scientific review is anything to go by, then they are on the path to extinction. The analysis found that more than 40 percent of insect species are decreasing and that a decline rate of 2.5 percent a year suggests they could disappear in one hundred years. And as some headlines in February warned of the catastrophic collapse of nature, some More or Less listeners questioned the findings. Is insect life really in trouble? Presenter: Ruth Alexander Producer:

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9:14

How To Make Your Art Work More Valuable

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2019/02/22

Die, sell on a sunny day, place your work a third of the way through the auction….There are some surprising factors that can affect the price of an art work. Here are six top tips on how to get the best price for your art or, for art buyers, how to make a big return on your investment. Presenter: Dave Edmonds Producer: Darin Graham Editor: Richard Vadon Picture Credit: BBC

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WS More or Less: When maths mistakes really matter

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2019/02/18

Tim Harford talks to Matt Parker on how simple maths mistakes can cause big problems.

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23:04

Climate Change, Victorian Diseases, Alcohol

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2019/02/15

Tim Harford on climate change, Victorian diseases, maths mistakes and alcohol consumption

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WS More or Less: From the archives: Groundhogs and Kings

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2019/02/12

Who can better forecast the weather – meteorologists or a rodent? What percentage of the English public are related to King Edward the III, and is malnutrition really on the rise in the UK? Sit back, relax and enjoy some of the good stuff from the More or Less archives.

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28:29

Teen Suicide; Brexit Business Moves; Wood-Burner...

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2019/02/08

Tim Harford finds untrue a recent report that there is a 'suicidal generation' of teens.

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9:11

WS More or Less: You have 15,000 likes!

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2019/02/04

A listener doubts her popularity on the dating app Tinder. We investigate the numbers.

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28:54

Holocaust Deniers; Venezuelan Hyperinflation; Tinder...

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2019/02/01

Tim Harford on Holocaust deniers; food prices in Venezuela, and dating app statistics

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WS More or Less: Is Suicide Seasonal?

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2019/01/26

Tim Harford asks which times of the year are riskiest for suicide.

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23:17

Domestic Violence, Jobs, Easter Snowfall

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2019/01/25

Tim Harford on domestic violence, employment numbers, and the chance of a white Easter.

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9:23

WS More or Less: Close Encounters of a Planetary Kind

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2019/01/19

Which planet is closest to Earth?

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30:09

Intersex Numbers, Fact-Checking Facebook, Jack Bogle

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2019/01/18

Tim Harford asks whether 1.7% of people are intersex, and examines false claims about MPs

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10:55

WS More or Less: The Mathematics of Fever

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2019/01/12

We look at the numbers behind body temperature – what is normal?

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28:07

Sugar, Outdoors Play and Planets

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2019/01/11

Tim Harford on sugar, train fares, children's outdoors play and Earth's closest neighbour

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8:58

WS More or Less: Numbers of the Year Part 2

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2019/01/04

Helena Merriman with numbers about water shortage, plastic recycling and American jobs.

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WS More or Less: Numbers of the Year Part 1

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2018/12/29

The numbers that made 2018.

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WS More or Less: Mission Impossible - Quantifiying Santa

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2018/12/22

What to look out for on Christmas Eve.

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