667 Episodes

  1. Is the world’s population being miscounted?

    Published: 6/7/2025
  2. Does the average American have fewer than three friends?

    Published: 6/4/2025
  3. Factchecking the Trump administration’s Autism claims

    Published: 5/31/2025
  4. Is the UN underestimating the global fall in fertility?

    Published: 5/24/2025
  5. How dead is the internet?

    Published: 5/17/2025
  6. Warren Buffett’s brilliant bets

    Published: 5/10/2025
  7. Bonus episode: The Autism Curve

    Published: 5/5/2025
  8. Donald Trump: 100 days fact-check

    Published: 5/3/2025
  9. Are 80% of women really only attracted to 20% of men?

    Published: 4/29/2025
  10. The pioneers of proof

    Published: 4/19/2025
  11. How much is a human life worth?

    Published: 4/12/2025
  12. The mistake in Trump’s tariff formula

    Published: 4/9/2025
  13. Trump tariffs: All about the deficits

    Published: 4/4/2025
  14. Is one in four people in the UK disabled?

    Published: 4/2/2025
  15. What’s Trump’s problem with Canada?

    Published: 3/29/2025
  16. Could a 2% wealth tax raise £24bn?

    Published: 3/26/2025
  17. What are the chances of an asteroid hitting earth in 2032?

    Published: 3/22/2025
  18. Why are more people claiming disability benefits?

    Published: 3/19/2025
  19. How did lockdown impact children?

    Published: 3/17/2025
  20. What is an IQ map and can we trust them?

    Published: 3/15/2025

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