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WS MoreOrLess: Numbers of the Year 2015 Part 1
How has the European migrant crisis affected the number of people seeking asylum? In this special programme Tim Harford looks back at some of the numbers making the news in 2015. Guests include: Leon…
Published on 10 years ago
WS MoreOrLess: How Many Stormtroopers are there?
Are Star Wars’ Stormtroopers the biggest secret army on Earth? Ruth Alexander investigates, and looks at some of the other numbers behind one of the most successful movie franchises in history.
Published on 10 years ago
WS MoreOrLess:100 Year Floods?
Do so-called ‘100 year floods’ only happen once a century? Ruth Alexander and Wesley Stephenson investigate. Also, does the air in Beijing cause as much damage as smoking 40 cigarettes a day?
Published on 10 years ago
WS MoreOrLess: Climate Change
Ruth Alexander investigates claims climate change has contributed to the war in Syria, and with the climate change summit COP21 underway in Paris, we answer listener’s climate change number questions.
Published on 10 years ago
WS MoreOrLess: '‘Sympathy’ for jihadis
A front page article in a British tabloid claimed that one in five British Muslims have sympathy for jihadis. Ruth Alexander investigates whether this is correct, and asks which countries have the mo…
Published on 10 years, 1 month ago
WS MoreOrLess: Has Islamic State been Losing Territory?
Has so-called Islamic State been losing territory? Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron has claimed IS have lost about 25-30% of their territory in Iraq. Is this true? Plus, is Premier League footb…
Published on 10 years, 1 month ago
WS MoreOrLess: Creativity and Mental Illness
Are creative people more likely to suffer mental illness, and has Cuba wiped out child hunger? Wesley Stephenson investigates.
Published on 10 years, 1 month ago
WS MoreOrLess: China's One Child Policy
As China ends its one child rule what has been its impact on the country’s population? The More or Less team take a look at whether the policy on its own has slowed the rate at which China’s populati…
Published on 10 years, 1 month ago
WS MoreOrLess: Processed Meat and Cancer
Are processed meats as cancer-causing as cigarettes, and has the Rugby world cup been the most brutal? Ruth Alexander investigates.
Published on 10 years, 1 month ago
WS MoreOrLess: Oil
Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari said a million barrels of the country’s oil were stolen per day. Is he right? Ruth Alexander asks Peter Cunliffe-Jones of Africa Check. And, does 13% of the world…
Published on 10 years, 2 months ago