More or Less: Behind the Stats

podcast

Suscribirse

More or Less: Behind the Stats

Por BBC
En Radio 4 BBC

Lib Dem ambulance claims, affordable rent and goat meat

The Liberal Democrats say 120 people a day in England died last year whilst waiting for an...

Añadir a ... 

A short history of data

We live in a world where data is everywhere – informing if not governing our lives. But this...

Añadir a ... 

Food prices, net migration and beef about beef

Does Britain really have the most affordable food in Europe? That's a recent claim of the...

Añadir a ... 

Are young people more single than ever before?

What’s the definition of being single – and how easy is it to measure? There’s a perception that...

Añadir a ... 

NHS waiting lists, Voter ID and measuring divorce

The government has trumpeted a big fall in those waiting over 18 months for hospital treatment in...

Añadir a ... 

Detecting Bad Science with Data

For more than a decade there’ve been longstanding concerns about the credibility and reliability...

Añadir a ... 

Do 94% of marriages in Portugal really end in divorce?

Portugal has a divorce rate of 94% and India just 1%, according to a social media post about...

Añadir a ... 

Why is life expectancy falling in the USA?

The average life expectancy of Americans is shrinking at an alarming rate. Between 2019 and...

Añadir a ... 

How much is the Coronation crown worth?

Consisting of 2 kilograms of gold and 444 gemstones, the iconic St Edward’s Crown will play a...

Añadir a ... 

The Pentagon Leaks and Fox News

The leaking of US intelligence documents and the arrest of a 21 year old airman who authorities...

Añadir a ... 

How accurate is baby's due date?

Paul Connolly is expecting his second child, and the due date is just under two weeks away. In...

Añadir a ... 

How to better understand and explain numbers

The covid-19 pandemic has brought the use of statistics into everyday life in a way never seen...

Añadir a ... 

A groundbreaking new proof for Pythagoras’ Theorem?

Pythagoras’ Theorem, explaining the relationship between the three sides of a right angled...

Añadir a ... 

Covid vaccines and false claims about miscarriage

Misinformation around covid-19 and vaccines is rife and as the data available increases, so do...

Añadir a ... 

Silicon Valley Bank: a very modern bank run

After the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank sent jitters through the financial system, Duncan...

Añadir a ... 

Do fungi kill three times as many people as malaria?

The smash hit TV show and video game ‘The Last of Us’ has spawned lots of curiosity about how...

Añadir a ... 

Does your jewellery contain stolen Brink’s-Mat gold?

The Brink’s-Mat robbery remains to this day one of Britain’s biggest and most audacious heists....

Añadir a ... 

UK vs European energy prices, falling excess deaths and is 5 grams of cocaine a lot?

Does the UK really have by far the highest domestic energy bills in Europe? We debunk a viral...

Añadir a ... 

Do 29,000 coffee pods really go to landfill every minute?

How environmentally destructive is our thirst for coffee? Tim and the team investigate a claim...

Añadir a ... 

Reoffending rates, Welsh taxes and the menopause

The Justice Secretary Dominic Raab says crime reoffending rates in England and Wales have fallen...

Añadir a ...