Tim Harford investigates the numbers in the debate on firearms deaths, and discovers the mathematics of juggling. This programme was first broadcast on the BBC World Service.
More or Less: Behind the Stats - Fact-checking US gun crime statistics
Tim Harford investigates gun crime statistics in the US. Plus, why death is not always the one hard fact that?s hard to fudge; the average age of first-time buyers; whether chocolate makes you clever; the statistical paradox of road collisions caused by deer; and the maths of juggling. Producer Ruth Alexander
Cato Daily Podcast - Obama’s Foreign Policy in 2013
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Cato Daily Podcast - Chuck Hagel for Secretary of Defense?
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More or Less: Behind the Stats - WS MoreOrLess: What is “rare”?
This week: What is ?rare?? When we say something is rare what do we mean? Lightning strikes which typically kill three people a year in the UK are often described as rare but how do we square that with a condition like motor neurone disease which is also described as rare yet kills 1500 people a year in the UK. Also we speak to Nassim Taleb about his book Anti-fragile.
More or Less: Behind the Stats - The Census and what does ‘rare’ mean?
Why was the estimate, in 2003, for Eastern Europeans coming to the UK so wrong? Which is better when communicating information words or numbers? Nassim Taleb explains anti-fragility And we'll debunk the oft quoted 'you're never more than 6ft from a rat'
Cato Daily Podcast - North Korea’s Missile Launch
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Cato Daily Podcast - The Euro Dance Continues
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More or Less: Behind the Stats - World Service: Africa GDP & Royal twins
Where does Nigeria?s plan to revise its GDP leave our understanding of growth in Sub-saharan Africa? And what is the chance of the Duchess of Cambridge having twins given she has severe morning sickness.
More or Less: Behind the Stats - Radio 4: Royal Twins & Autumn Statement
In light of the Royal pregnancy Tim Harford asks what severe morning sickness tells us about the chances of having twins. Yan Wong helps him look at the figures. We disentangle the Chancellor' Autumn Statement and ask: where is the economy really at? As Nigeria prepares to revise its GDP statistics with an expected jump of 40-60%, we ask how reliable are African GDP statistics? Another Daily Telegraph headline comes under scrutiny. And we return to our Lego tower and look at how Lego can be used to teach maths with Eugenia Cheng of Sheffiled University.