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

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    Would firing staff 'at will' boost the economy?

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    The Beecroft Review, infidelity, Ben Goldacre and the truth about hard-working Greeks.

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    1. Are 120,000 families responsible for a disproportionate share of society's ills?

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      Troubled families, nursing numbers and the mathematical consequences of unneutered cats.

    2. Are CEOs worth it?

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      Executive pay, chess and trouble on the Greek railway.

    3. A grand economic experiment?

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      Available since Fri, 4 May 2012.

      Austerity, border queues and bank holidays. With Tim Harford.

    4. The formula that changed the world

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      The drought in numbers, the formula that changed the world, and tall Tories.

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