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Xenophobia in South Africa
More Or Less looks at the numbers behind claims fuelling xenophobia in South Africa
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Liver Transplant
More Or Less looks at the statistics of waiting for liver transplants
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The Ignorance Test
Professor Hans Rosling tries out his Ignorance Test on Ruth Alexander for More Or Less.
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How Safe is Flying?
Are plane crashes getting more common, and why do people take their own lives?
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Does Breast Feeding Increase IQ?
More Or Less asks if it’s true breastfeeding increases babies’ IQ.
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Measuring World Health
More Or Less finds out how difficult it is to measure world health.
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The Future of Food
More Or Less asks if it is true the world could run out of food in the next 40 years
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Black prisoners in the US
More Or Less compares prisoner numbers in the US with those of other countries.
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Sleeping: The 8-hour Myth
More Or Less hears why sleeping for 8 hours may do more harm than good.
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The Mathematical Secrets to Relationships
More Or Less finds out how maths can help you find success in relationships.
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Is Strenuous Jogging Bad for You?
More Or Less checks out a claim that keen joggers might be damaging their health
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The Maths of Dating
More Or Less hears how to use mathematics to find your life partner
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Global Wealth
More Or Less asks who is in the world’s wealthiest élite and where do they live?
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Are 95 % of Terrorism Victims Muslim?
More Or Less checks out an assertion that most terrorism victims worldwide are Muslim
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Bad Luck and Cancer
In More or Less, Tim Harford unpicks the reporting of a new cancer study
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Memorable Number of the Year
In More or Less, Tim Harford hears Robert Peston’s most important number in the world
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Numbers of the Year
In More or Less, Tim Harford asks experts their most memorable number of the year.
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Soviet World War Deaths
More or Less delves behind claims over the number of Soviet World War deaths.
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Zimbabwe’s Economy
What do the numbers in Zimbabwe’s budget mean for the nation's future prosperity?
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Teenage Pregnancy
Is the claim that ‘one-third of American girls become pregnant as teenagers’ really true?
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“Caps Off to Rooneyâ€
In More or Less Wesley Stephenson asks if it's easier now for footballers to win caps
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Pregnancy and Homicide?
In More Or Less Ruth Alexander checks out a pregnancy and homicide claim in Gone Girl.
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How is Liberia Dealing with Ebola?
Doctor and statistician Hans Rosling on the latest efforts on tracking Ebola
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30/10/2014
Brings together in a single hour The Why Factor; More or Less and Trending.
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Welcome to The Thought Show
Welcome to this new Â鶹ԼÅÄ podcast. The first episode will be published within seven days.
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The Men Who Hunt Stolen Motorbikes
In one city hit by motorbike theft, volunteers are using social media to fight back.
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The Ignorance Test
The Ignorance Test; fake news from the left; the appeal of the subterranean world
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Ice Cream Versus Aid
Does the world spend more on ice cream than on humanitarian aid?
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Bonus Podcast: Death in Ice Valley
A special preview of the new podcast Death in Ice Valley
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30/07/2015
Brings together in a single hour The Why Factor; More or Less and Trending.