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Tim Harford and the More or Less team try to make sense of the statistics which surround us. From BBC Radio 4

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Tim Harford and the More or Less team try to make sense of the statistics which surround us. From BBC Radio 4

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    Remembering Daniel Kahneman

    Remembering Daniel Kahneman

    Daniel Kahneman, a Nobel prize-winning behavioural economist and More or Less hero, has died at the age of 90.
    Tim Harford explains his ideas and influence.
    Presenter: Charlotte McDonald
    Series producer: Tom Colls
    Sound mix: Hal Haines
    Production co-ordinator: Brenda Brown
    Editor: Richard Vadon

    • 8 min
    Bonus episode: Daniel Kahneman on Thinking, Fast and Slow

    Bonus episode: Daniel Kahneman on Thinking, Fast and Slow

    In an episode of More or Less from 2012, Daniel Kahneman – the Nobel prize-winning behavioural economist who has died at the age of 90 – explains the big ideas in his book Thinking, Fast and Slow.

    • 9 min
    What's happening to Arctic ice?

    What's happening to Arctic ice?

    The area of ice covering the Arctic ocean has been in a state of long decline, as climate change takes effect. But recent fluctuations in the ice have been seized on by climate change sceptics, who say it tells a different story.
    We speak to polar climate scientist Professor Julienne Stroeve to better understand how to read the ice data.
    Presenter / producer: Tom Colls
    Production co-ordinator: Brenda Brown
    Sound mix: Neil Churchill
    Editor: Richard Vadon

    • 9 min
    Does the Russian government really spend 40% of its budget on the military?

    Does the Russian government really spend 40% of its budget on the military?

    According to the head of the British military, the Russian government spends 40% of its budget on its war machine. But is it true?

    With the help of Professor Bettina Renz from Nottingham University and Dr Richard Connolly from The Royal United Services Institute, Olga Smirnova investigates the figure.

    Presenter: Tom Colls
    Producer: Olga Smirnova
    Production Co-ordinator Katie Morrison
    Series Producer: Tom Colls
    Sound Mix: Graham Puddifoot
    Editor: Richard Vadon
    Image: Russian Military Perform Victory Day Parade Night Rehearsal in Moscow Credit: (Photo by Oleg Nikishin/Getty Images)

    • 8 min
    Is public speaking really our biggest fear?

    Is public speaking really our biggest fear?

    For over 50 years it’s been widely reported that speaking before a group is people’s number one fear. But is it really true? With the help of Dr Karen Kangas Dwyer, a former Professor in the School of Communication at the University of Nebraska-Omaha and Dr Christopher Bader, Professor of Sociology at Chapman University, Tim Harford tracks the source of the claim back to the 1970’s and explores whether it was true then, and whether it’s true today.
    Presenter: Tim Harford
    Producer: Debbie Richford
    Production Co-ordinator: Katie Morrison
    Series Producer: Tom Colls
    Sound Mix: Neil Churchill
    Editor: Richard Vadon
    Picture Credit: vchal via Getty

    • 8 min
    Ultramarathons: Are women faster than men?

    Ultramarathons: Are women faster than men?

    As running races get longer, the gap between male and female competitors seems to close. Tim Harford and Lucy Proctor investigate the claim that when the race is 195 miles long, women overtake men to become the fastest runners.

    Presenter: Tim Harford
    Reporter: Lucy Proctor
    Producers: Nathan Gower and Debbie Richford
    Production Co-ordinator: Katie Morrison
    Series Producer: Tom Colls
    Sound Mix: Neil Churchill
    Editor: Richard Vadon
    (Image:Male and female running together up a mountain trail. Credit: nattrass via Getty)

    • 8 min

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