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

The Economy

10 months
The Economy
28m

Numbers of the year 2026

10 months
Numbers of the year 2026
8m

Numbers of the Year 2025

10 months
Numbers of the Year 2025
27m

Numbers of the year 2025

10 months
Numbers of the year 2025
8m

Were there really Three Wise Men?

10 months
Were there really Three Wise Men?
28m

The shocking world of US health costs

10 months
The shocking world of US health costs
8m

Do we really have ‘superflu’?

10 months
Do we really have ‘superflu’?
28m

RCP 8.5: Why did the climate change model get it wrong?

10 months
RCP 8.5: Why did the climate change model get it wrong?
8m

Is RFK right about US sperm counts?

11 months
Is RFK right about US sperm counts?
8m

Richard Thaler and The Winner’s Curse

11 months
Richard Thaler and The Winner’s Curse
8m

Is there a stock market crash coming?

11 months
Is there a stock market crash coming?
8m

Has there been a $50 trillion wealth transfer to the richest Americans?

11 months
Has there been a $50 trillion wealth transfer to the richest Americans?
8m

Is RFK Jr right about China's diabetes rate?

11 months
Is RFK Jr right about China's diabetes rate?
8m

Halloween special: How many people did the real Dracula impale?

1 year
Halloween special: How many people did the real Dracula impale?
8m

Is your housework split sexist?

1 year
Is your housework split sexist?
8m

Nobel economics prize 2025: What's the big idea?

1 year
Nobel economics prize 2025: What's the big idea?
8m

Are millions of people getting Motability cars for anxiety and ADHD?

1 year
Are millions of people getting Motability cars for anxiety and ADHD?
28m

Are 72% of prison inmates in Switzerland foreign?

1 year
Are 72% of prison inmates in Switzerland foreign?
8m

Does half the UK get more in benefits than they pay in tax?

1 year
Does half the UK get more in benefits than they pay in tax?
26m

Is the world getting less miserable?

1 year
Is the world getting less miserable?
8m

Has Donald Trump ended seven 'unendable' wars?

1 year
Has Donald Trump ended seven 'unendable' wars?
28m

The case of the missing US data

1 year
The case of the missing US data
8m

Was it easier to deport migrants to France before Brexit?

1 year
Was it easier to deport migrants to France before Brexit?
28m

Is JD Vance right about left-wing violence?

1 year
Is JD Vance right about left-wing violence?
8m

Is it true that out-of-work benefits have almost doubled?

1 year
Is it true that out-of-work benefits have almost doubled?
29m

Will the world really be 50 million workers short by 2030?

1 year
Will the world really be 50 million workers short by 2030?
8m

Are Afghan nationals more likely to be convicted of sexual offences?

1 year
Are Afghan nationals more likely to be convicted of sexual offences?
29m

Do 11,000 sharks die every hour?

1 year
Do 11,000 sharks die every hour?
8m

Are self-driving cars safer than cars with drivers?

1 year
Are self-driving cars safer than cars with drivers?
8m

Do women feel the cold more than men?

1 year
Do women feel the cold more than men?
8m