Podcast Episodes

Coronavirus, emotions and guns.

Fact checking claims about coronavirus and whether more guns equal fewer homicides.

Published on 5 years, 11 months ago

WS More or Less: Dozy Science

Anxiety around sleep is widespread. Many of us feel we don’t get enough. An army of experts has sprung up to help, and this week we test some of the claims from one of the most prominent among them: …

Published on 5 years, 11 months ago

Netflix and Chill

The list of ways campaigners say we need to change our behaviour in response to climate change seems to grow every week. Now, streaming video is in the frame. We test the claim that watching 30 minut…

Published on 5 years, 11 months ago

WS More or Less: Japan’s 99% Conviction Rate

The fugitive former Nissan boss, Carlos Ghosn, has raised questions about justice in Japan. The government in Tokyo has defended its system, where 99% of prosecutions lead to conviction. Prof Colin J…

Published on 5 years, 11 months ago

Weighing the Cost of Brexit

Is it possible to calculate the cost of Brexit? Gemma Tetlow from the Institute for Government helps us weigh the arguments. How much does luck play into Liverpool FC's amazing season? And, cruciall…

Published on 5 years, 11 months ago

WS More or Less: Bushfire mystery

Have a billion animals died in Australia’s fires? And which ones are likely to survive?

Published on 5 years, 11 months ago

Australian Animal Deaths, Carbon Emissions, Election Mystery

Tim Harford on animal deaths in Australia's fires, how many Labour voters went Conservative and are UK carbon emissions really down 40%. Plus: have we really entered a new decade?

Published on 5 years, 11 months ago

C-sections and sharks

How many women in China give birth in hospitals, and whether it was true that 50% of births there are delivered by caesarean section. Oh, and we also mention guts and bacteria…

Sharks kill 12 humans a…

Published on 5 years, 11 months ago

Presidential candidates and dementia

We talk about the age of some of the frontrunners in the Democrat nomination race and President Donald Trump and the health risks they face.

Also, More or Less listeners were surprised by a claim they…

Published on 6 years ago

The Simpsons and maths

We explore the maths secrets of The Simpsons on their 30th anniversary.

Published on 6 years ago