Podcast Episodes

Fit for work or at deaths door?

Deaths of people 'fit for work' Thousands of people are dying after being declared 'fit for work' by the government according to the Guardian. The figures are from a long awaited freedom of informat…

Published on 10 years, 3 months ago

WS MoreOrLess: China Stock Market Crash

The Chinese Market Crash in context. How big is the market, how many investors does it have and does it tell us anything about the wider Chinese economy? Sprinters legs It may seem strange, but world…

Published on 10 years, 3 months ago

China Stock Market Crash

The Chinese Market Crash in context. How big is the market, how many investors does it have and does it tell us anything about the wider Chinese economy?

Eight Million Foreigners Are there really e…

Published on 10 years, 4 months ago

WS MoreOrLess: The Elliptical Pool Table

Loop The ancient Greeks saw magic in the geometry of an ellipse and now mathematical writer Alex Bellos has put this to use in a specially designed table for a specially designed game of pool. Prem…

Published on 10 years, 4 months ago

Soaring diabetes - is there some good news?

Diabetes We heard earlier this week that there had been a 60% rise in the number of cases of diabetes in the last ten years. But is there actually some good news in these figures? Odd (attempted) b…

Published on 10 years, 4 months ago

WS More or Less: Worm wars

A debate has been raging over the last month about the benefits of mass deworming projects. Hugely popular with the UN and charities, the evidence behind the practice has come under attack. Are the c…

Published on 10 years, 4 months ago

Migrant Crisis

Migrant Crisis There is a "swarm" of migrants coming into Europe according to the Prime Minister. Where are they coming from and how many are coming to Calais to try to get into Britain? Are 70 perc…

Published on 10 years, 4 months ago

WS More or Less: Wrestlers - dying too young?

Following the recent death of wrestler "Rowdy" Roddy Piper we ask if wrestlers are more likely to die young. We explore why that might be and how they compare to athletes from other sports. Plus - is…

Published on 10 years, 4 months ago

WSMoreOrLess: Counting Foreign Fighters

It has been reported that as many as 20,000 foreign fighters have joined militants in the Middle East and that they make up around 10% of ISIS. Wesley Stephenson and Federica Cocco look at the number…

Published on 10 years, 4 months ago

WS MoreOrLess: Life Expectancy

Ruth Alexander and the team return to the question of how long you might live. Those born today are expected to live six and a half years longer than those born in 1990 but can this trend continue?

Published on 10 years, 5 months ago