TheBitCast

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Autor: BBC Radio 4

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

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  1. Terence Tao: Maths ‘the canary in the coal mine’ on AI – More or Less
  2. Did Ukrainian strikes on Russian data centres stop disinformation bots? – More or Less
  3. Fact-check: Will Scottish pensioners really be funding English social care? – More or Less
  4. Fact-check: Is China missing a billion people? – More or Less
  5. Is the UK state pension really the lowest in Europe? – More or Less
  6. The Uzbekistan-shaped hole in an influential climate cost paper – More or Less
  7. Does the UK really have nine out of the ten poorest regions in Northern Europe? – More or Less
  8. Trump fact-check: Do the US and Venezuela have 60% of the world’s oil? – More or Less
  9. Has the UK’s productivity puzzle been solved? – More or Less
  10. Are carrots becoming less nutritious? – More or Less
  11. Are bad teeth the number one reason kids go to A&E? – More or Less
  12. Could this be the strongest El Niño in 1,000 Years? – More or Less
  13. Why are so many ex-prisoners being sent back to prison? – More or Less
  14. Is every card shuffle unique? – More or Less
  15. Bonus podcast: Norman Numbers – More or Less
  16. Do Germans really take 19.5 days of sick leave per year? – More or Less
  17. How much of the world isn’t owned by anyone? – More or Less
  18. 14 million deaths or zero deaths? The impact of the USAID cuts – More or Less
  19. How much of all the money in the world does Elon Musk have? – More or Less
  20. Would you take £50,000 or a 50/50 chance of £1m? – More or Less
  21. Is crime in London ‘through the roof’? – More or Less
  22. How much luck do you need to win the World Cup? – More or Less
  23. How much luck do you need to win the World Cup? – More or Less
  24. Does playing tennis make you live 9.7 years longer? – More or Less
  25. Does playing tennis make you live 9.7 years longer? – More or Less
  26. Does the average teacher really earn £54,000? – More or Less
  27. Does the average teacher really earn £54,000? – More or Less
  28. Does a full moon make crime rates go up? – More or Less
  29. Does a full moon make crime rates go up? – More or Less
  30. Examining the numbers behind Andy Burnham’s ‘Manchester Miracle’ – More or Less