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Climate Change, Victorian Diseases, Alcohol
Tim Harford on climate change, Victorian diseases, maths mistakes and alcohol consumption
Published on 6 years, 10 months ago
WS More or Less: From the archives: Groundhogs and Kings
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…
Published on 6 years, 10 months ago
Teen Suicide; Brexit Business Moves; Wood-Burner Pollution
Tim Harford finds untrue a recent report that there is a 'suicidal generation' of teens.
Published on 6 years, 10 months ago
WS More or Less: You have 15,000 likes!
A listener doubts her popularity on the dating app Tinder. We investigate the numbers.
Published on 6 years, 10 months ago
Holocaust Deniers; Venezuelan Hyperinflation; Tinder Likes
Tim Harford on Holocaust deniers; food prices in Venezuela, and dating app statistics
Published on 6 years, 10 months ago
WS More or Less: Is Suicide Seasonal?
Tim Harford asks which times of the year are riskiest for suicide.
Published on 6 years, 11 months ago
Domestic Violence, Jobs, Easter Snowfall
Tim Harford on domestic violence, employment numbers, and the chance of a white Easter.
Published on 6 years, 11 months ago
WS More or Less: Close Encounters of a Planetary Kind
Which planet is closest to Earth?
Published on 6 years, 11 months ago
Intersex Numbers, Fact-Checking Facebook, Jack Bogle
Tim Harford asks whether 1.7% of people are intersex, and examines false claims about MPs
Published on 6 years, 11 months ago
WS More or Less: The Mathematics of Fever
We look at the numbers behind body temperature – what is normal?
Published on 6 years, 11 months ago