More or Less Episodes Episode guide
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Are women 32% more likely to die after operations by a male surgeon?
Surgery death risks, Test and Trace costs in the UK and Germany, and podcast plans.
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Omicron, pandemic birth rates and boosters
An Omicron update, pandemic birth rates and the booster drive.
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Twenty years of More or Less
A look back at our origins, plus the usual mix of numerical nous and statistical savvy.
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Is it easy being green?
Expensive electricity, inadequate insulation, and a tale of tumbling trees.
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Covid trends, face mask use, and the universal credit cut
Coronavirus checked, mask use measured, and a minister's claim questioned.
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Death, Tax and Dishwashers
Why is estimating the number of unvaccinated people so tricky? And how deadly is 2021?
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Vaccine waning, hot dogs and Afghanistan
How worried should we be about antibodies? Plus food that shortens life.
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Covid, HGV driver shortages and protest costs
Has Brexit caused a fall in lorry drivers? Plus policing Extinction Rebellion.
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The Freedom Day Gamble
Tim Harford and the team try to work out how long Covid cases will continue to rise.
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Scotland cases, flood risk and taxing the poor
Covid-19 cases are on the rise in Scotland, plus will your town be under water by 2030?
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Delta cases, blue tits and that one-in-two cancer claim
Should we worry about the Delta variant? Plus how much do blue tits eat?
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Covid deaths, outdoor swimming and care homes
The global death toll has reached a grim milestone. Plus the UK’s low ranking waters.
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Third wave fears, smart motorways and bra sizes
Should we worry about Covid-19 cases rising? Plus are smart motorways safe?
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Bolton vaccines, Yorkshire versus Scotland and the average gamer
Were tens of thousands of people getting their jab in Bolton every single day?
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Wales jab success, Eurovision and living with your parents
How to vaccinate a country quickly, plus the UK’s singing contest woes.
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Comparing death counts, Lock Down drinking and Long Covid
Is the UK’s Covid-19 death count among the worst in the world?
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Brexit exports, cladding and are 1 in 5 disabled?
Are exports to the EU down since Brexit? Plus removing flammable building cladding.
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Teachers, Test & Trace and Butterflies
Are teachers more at risk from Covid-19?
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Deaths at Ö÷²¥´óÐã, Supermarket Infections and the Cobra Effect
Where are people catching Covid-19?
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Will the vaccine bring back normal life? GDP and Fishing
If we vaccinate the top four priority groups by February, how much will things change?
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How effective is one dose of the vaccine?
Is the first dose of the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine 52% or 90% effective?
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Spreadsheet snafu, ‘Long Covid’ quantified, and the birth of probability
Missing coronavirus case data, long-term symptoms, and a big mathematical moment.
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'Record' Covid cases, Trump on the death count, and ant pheromones
Case counts in perspective, a suspect stat from the US, and life lessons from insects.
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Covid curve queried, false positives, and the Queen’s head
How fast are coronavirus cases doubling? Plus testing confusion and a royal face-off.
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Covid testing capacity, refugee numbers, and mascara
Confusing claims on lab capacity, the UK’s record on asylum, and the volume of eyelashes.
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Covid cases rising, a guide to life’s risks, and racing jelly-fish
How worrying is the UK’s jump in cases? Plus balancing risks and the speed of jelly-fish.
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Schools and coronavirus, test and trace, maths and reality
Evidence on Covid-19 risks in schools, data on contact tracing, and a philosophical query.
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Covid plasma therapy
Claims about a Covid-19 treatment, breast cancer screening, and 18th century sex workers.
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A-level algorithms, poker and buses
We unpick the A-level algoshambles and discover what poker teaches us about statistics.
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Hawaiian Pizza, Obesity and a Second Wave?
Covid-19 cases are rising in the UK, is it a sign of a second wave of the virus?