More or Less
Numbers, statistics and figures guide our lives. More or Less returns to BBC Radio 4, to consider where these figures come from, what they mean - and how they can shape our lives.
Find out more in our Inside interview with presenter Tim Harford and series consultant Kevin McConway.
Figures at work
They do more than sum up the profit and loss - discover the wide role played by numbers in business.
Uneconomical with the truth
Dismissed as the "dismal science", perhaps, but what is economics?
Sample example
Does hanging around snooker halls make you a better player? And what does this tell us about medical studies and epidemiology?
Multiplication
Millions head out on each journey, but the odds are against them. Find out why just one sperm counts.
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