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Male suicide, school ratings, are female tennis players treated unfairly by umpires?
Tim Harford with statistics on suicide, good schools and sexism in tennis. Plus goats
Published on 7 years, 3 months ago
WS More or Less: The Safest Car in the World?
A listener asks whether his Volvo is the safest car on the road?
Published on 7 years, 3 months ago
Heart Age Calculator; Danish Sperm Imports; Counting Goats
Tim Harford questions the usefulness of a popular heart age calculator.
Published on 7 years, 3 months ago
WS: More or Less - How well do you understand your world?
Tim Harford talks to Bobby Duffy about why we are often wrong about a lot of basic facts
Published on 7 years, 3 months ago
African Trade Tariffs; Alcohol Safe Limits; President Trump's Popularity
Tim Harford fact checks EU trade deals with Africa, and whether one drink is one too many
Published on 7 years, 4 months ago
BONUS PODCAST: Economics with Subtitles - Coffins Full of Car Keys
BONUS PODCAST: For the rest of August, in addition to More or Less you’ll get a brand new podcast, Economics with Subtitles. It’s your everyday guide to economics and why you should care. In this edi…
Published on 7 years, 4 months ago
WS: More or Less - Automated fact-checking
Computer programmes are being developed to combat fake news.
Published on 7 years, 4 months ago
A no-frills life, automated fact-checking and Lord-of-the-Rings maths
What would have been the most efficient way to get to Mordor?
Published on 7 years, 4 months ago
BONUS PODCAST: Economics with Subtitles - How Condoms Can Cost a Week’s Wages
BONUS PODCAST: For the rest of August, in addition to More or Less you’ll get a brand new podcast, Economics with Subtitles. It’s your everyday guide to economics and why you should care. In this sho…
Published on 7 years, 4 months ago
WS More or Less: Are Wildfires Really Burning More Land?
Are Wildfires in the United States and Southern Europe burning more land than before?
Published on 7 years, 4 months ago