Podcast Episodes

A-levels, drowning and dress sizes

Are boys getting more top A Level grades than girls? Plus why are dress sizes so weird?

Published on 8 years, 4 months ago

The Trump Bump

During a recent press conference President Trump said: “I’ve created over a million jobs since I’m president. The country is booming. The stock market is setting records. We’ve got the highest employ…

Published on 8 years, 4 months ago

Are there 15,000 transgender people serving in the US military?

President Trump says transgender individuals cannot serve, but how many do already?

Published on 8 years, 4 months ago

Why is Kenya’s election so expensive?

On Tuesday Kenyans go to the polls to elect members of parliament and the next president. A report in Quartz Africa has estimated that the cost of putting on the election by the Government works out …

Published on 8 years, 4 months ago

More boys than girls in Sweden?

Exploring if an influx of teenage boys claiming asylum skewed the population’s sex ratio

Published on 8 years, 4 months ago

Maryam Mirzakhani – A Genius of Maths

Celebrating the only woman to win the biggest prize in mathematics.

Published on 8 years, 5 months ago

Calling the shots at Wimbledon

Using statistics to prove or disprove the wisdom of tennis is the theme this week. In this digital age we are used to information at our fingertips. This week More or Less finds out how every rally, …

Published on 8 years, 5 months ago

Is Steph Curry cheap and how random is random?

Are top basketball players underpaid?

The American basketballer Stephen Curry has just signed the biggest contract in NBA history. The new deal will pay him $200 million over 5 years but amazingly, ac…

Published on 8 years, 5 months ago

In Search of Woodall Primes

It’s the 100 year centenary of an obscure type of prime number – the Woodall Primes. To celebrate, stand-up mathematician Matt Parker is calling on listeners to search for a new one. Ordinary citizen…

Published on 8 years, 5 months ago

How rare are deadly tower block fires?

How statistics can help us understand the tragic fire at London’s Grenfell Tower.

Published on 8 years, 6 months ago