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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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Are 120,000 families responsible for a disproportionate share of society's ills?
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Available since Fri, 18 May 2012.
Troubled families, nursing numbers and the mathematical consequences of unneutered cats.
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Are CEOs worth it?
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Available since Fri, 11 May 2012.
Executive pay, chess and trouble on the Greek railway.
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A grand economic experiment?
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Available since Fri, 4 May 2012.
Austerity, border queues and bank holidays. With Tim Harford.
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The formula that changed the world
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Available since Tue, 1 May 2012.
The drought in numbers, the formula that changed the world, and tall Tories.
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How many species are going extinct?
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Available since Thu, 26 Apr 2012.
The height of North Koreans, the width of police officers and rate of species extinction.
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High Speed 2 and Executive Pay
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Available since Fri, 20 Jan 2012.
Tim Harford looks at high speed rail and executive pay.
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Using statistics in court
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Available since Thu, 12 Jan 2012.
Tim Harford looks at numbers in the news and in life, including statistics in court.
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30/12/2011
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Available since Fri, 6 Jan 2012.
A guide to interesting, informative or just plain idiosyncratic numbers of the year.
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Who are the 1% and who are the 99%?
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Available since Fri, 30 Dec 2011.
Tim Harford discusses income inequality and discovers the maths in magic.
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16/12/2011
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Available since Fri, 23 Dec 2011.
Higgs boson statistics; how to corner a market; and Fibonacci's medieval mathematics.
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09/12/2011
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Available since Fri, 16 Dec 2011.
The maths of supermarket price wars and odds of cracking six double-yolk eggs in a row.
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02/12/2011
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Available since Fri, 9 Dec 2011.
Tim Harford on public sector pensions, eurozone statistics, and affordable housing.
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09/09/2011
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Available since Fri, 4 Nov 2011.
This edition features zombie statistics, the Olympics and the maths of spying.
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02/09/2011
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Euro debt odyssey, the placebo effect and 70 years of social surveys.
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26/08/2011
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Available since Fri, 4 Nov 2011.
Scottish independence, mobile phones and cancer, and is Tendulkar the greatest sportsman?
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19/08/2011
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Available since Fri, 4 Nov 2011.
Salt, 'zero tolerance' policing, and how to predict the adult height of growing children.
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12/08/2011
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Available since Fri, 4 Nov 2011.
Riots, debt, disability benefit and when to buy a lotto ticket.
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05/08/2011
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Available since Thu, 11 Aug 2011.
Tim Harford and the More or Less team unpick more numbers in the news.
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13/05/2011
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Available since Fri, 20 May 2011.
Investigating the public sector pay premium, statins and the 'decline effect'.
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08/05/2011
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Available since Sun, 15 May 2011.
More or Less looks at child poverty, climate refugees and Sir Henry Cooper's left hook.
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29/04/2011
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Available since Sun, 8 May 2011.
A cornucopia of wedding-related numbers, and AV explained.
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22/04/2011
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Available since Fri, 29 Apr 2011.
Tim Harford and team look at GDP, school standards and the results of 'The Other Census'.
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15/04/2011
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Available since Fri, 22 Apr 2011.
Tim Harford and the team on tuition fees and drugs testing.
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08/04/2011
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Available since Fri, 15 Apr 2011.
Tim Harford and the team look at more numbers in the news.
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01/04/2011
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Available since Fri, 8 Apr 2011.
Tim Harford is back with a new series of More or Less, and the numbers behind the news.
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21/01/2011
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Available since Fri, 21 Jan 2011.
Do other European countries enjoy better healthcare, as the Government suggests?
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14/01/2011
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Available since Fri, 14 Jan 2011.
Looking behind the numbers in the news. Street grooming, bank taxes and Loxleygate.
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07/01/2011
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Available since Fri, 14 Jan 2011.
More or Less examines this week's claims and counter-claims about VAT.
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31/12/2010
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Available since Fri, 31 Dec 2010.
Tim Harford and the More or Less team explore 2010 in numbers.
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