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Numbers of 2012
Tim Harford and guests look back at the most surprising statistics of 2012.
Fact-checking US gun-crime statistics
Tim Harford investigates the numbers in the debate on firearms deaths.
What is "rare"?
When we say something is rare what do we mean?
How reliable is Kevin Pietersen?
Assessing the cricketer's performance in the recent test match between England and India.
Fergie-time
Fergie-Time. Do Manchester United really get more added time at the end of matches
Brain food and bacteria
Ruth Alexander explains the numbers and statistics in the news and in life.
Polling voodoo? Predicting the US election
How did Nate Silver predict the outcome of voting in every state in the US elections?
US Convictions
Do 99.5% of prosecutions in the US end up in convictions as Conrad Black claims?
Predicting L'Aquila Earthquake: is it right to blame the scientists?
On More or Less this week we look at how the probability of an earthquake is estimated.
Life-saving Economics
How Nobel prize-winning economists Alvin Roth and Lloyd Shapley are helping save lives.
