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

Is the UK state pension really the lowest in Europe?

3 weeks
Is the UK state pension really the lowest in Europe?
28m

The Uzbekistan-shaped hole in an influential climate cost paper

4 weeks
The Uzbekistan-shaped hole in an influential climate cost paper
8m

Does the UK really have nine out of the ten poorest regions in Northern Europe?

1 month
Does the UK really have nine out of the ten poorest regions in Northern Europe?
30m

Trump fact-check: Do the US and Venezuela have 60% of the world’s oil?

1 month
Trump fact-check: Do the US and Venezuela have 60% of the world’s oil?
9m

Has the UK’s productivity puzzle been solved?

1 month
Has the UK’s productivity puzzle been solved?
29m

Are carrots becoming less nutritious?

1 month
Are carrots becoming less nutritious?
8m

Are bad teeth the number one reason kids go to A&E?

1 month
Are bad teeth the number one reason kids go to A&E?
28m

Could this be the strongest El Niño in 1,000 Years?

1 month
Could this be the strongest El Niño in 1,000 Years?
8m

Why are so many ex-prisoners being sent back to prison?

1 month
Why are so many ex-prisoners being sent back to prison?
28m

Is every card shuffle unique?

1 month
Is every card shuffle unique?
8m

Bonus podcast: Norman Numbers

1 month
Bonus podcast: Norman Numbers
6m

Do Germans really take 19.5 days of sick leave per year?

2 months
Do Germans really take 19.5 days of sick leave per year?
8m

How much of the world isn’t owned by anyone?

2 months
How much of the world isn’t owned by anyone?
8m

14 million deaths or zero deaths? The impact of the USAID cuts

2 months
14 million deaths or zero deaths? The impact of the USAID cuts
8m

How much of all the money in the world does Elon Musk have?

2 months
How much of all the money in the world does Elon Musk have?
8m

Would you take £50,000 or a 50/50 chance of £1m?

3 months
Would you take £50,000 or a 50/50 chance of £1m?
8m

The mistake in Trump’s tariff formula

3 months
The mistake in Trump’s tariff formula
29m

Is crime in London ‘through the roof’?

3 months
Is crime in London ‘through the roof’?
8m

How much luck do you need to win the World Cup?

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How much luck do you need to win the World Cup?
8m

Does playing tennis make you live 9.7 years longer?

3 months
Does playing tennis make you live 9.7 years longer?
8m

Does the average teacher really earn £54,000?

3 months
Does the average teacher really earn £54,000?
28m

Does a full moon make crime rates go up?

4 months
Does a full moon make crime rates go up?
8m

Examining the numbers behind Andy Burnham’s ‘Manchester Miracle’

4 months
Examining the numbers behind Andy Burnham’s ‘Manchester Miracle’
28m

Benefits v minimum wage: Which pays more?

4 months
Benefits v minimum wage: Which pays more?
28m

Is the US worse than North Korea for malnutrition deaths?

4 months
Is the US worse than North Korea for malnutrition deaths?
8m

Does Europe suffer more heat deaths than the US?

4 months
Does Europe suffer more heat deaths than the US?
28m

Andrew Ross Sorkin: What can the Great Crash of 1929 tell us about today?

4 months
Andrew Ross Sorkin: What can the Great Crash of 1929 tell us about today?
8m

Education, Education, Education (and Immigration)

4 months
Education, Education, Education (and Immigration)
28m

Factchecking claims that 400 churches were burned to the ground in France

4 months
Factchecking claims that 400 churches were burned to the ground in France
8m

Debunking the claim that migrants will get half of new homes

5 months
Debunking the claim that migrants will get half of new homes
28m