678 Episodes

  1. Is your housework split sexist?

    Published: 25/10/2025
  2. Nobel economics prize 2025: What's the big idea?

    Published: 18/10/2025
  3. Are millions of people getting Motability cars for anxiety and ADHD?

    Published: 15/10/2025
  4. Are 72% of prison inmates in Switzerland foreign?

    Published: 11/10/2025
  5. Does half the UK get more in benefits than they pay in tax?

    Published: 08/10/2025
  6. Is the world getting less miserable?

    Published: 04/10/2025
  7. Has Donald Trump ended seven 'unendable' wars?

    Published: 01/10/2025
  8. The Case of the Missing US Data

    Published: 27/09/2025
  9. Was it easier to deport migrants to France before Brexit?

    Published: 24/09/2025
  10. Is JD Vance right about left-wing violence?

    Published: 20/09/2025
  11. Is it true that out-of-work benefits have almost doubled?

    Published: 17/09/2025
  12. Will the world really be 50 million workers short by 2030?

    Published: 13/09/2025
  13. Are Afghan nationals more likely to be convicted of sexual offences?

    Published: 11/09/2025
  14. Do 11,000 sharks die every hour?

    Published: 06/09/2025
  15. Are self-driving cars safer than cars with drivers?

    Published: 30/08/2025
  16. Do women feel the cold more than men?

    Published: 23/08/2025
  17. How weird was the Med Sea heatwave?

    Published: 16/08/2025
  18. Why it matters that Trump fired data chief

    Published: 09/08/2025
  19. Are abortion numbers rising in the US?

    Published: 06/08/2025
  20. Does a single AI query use a bottle of water?

    Published: 06/08/2025

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Tim Harford explains - and sometimes debunks - the numbers and statistics used in political debate, the news and everyday life

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