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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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Sat, 26 Sep 2026
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Wed, 23 Sep 2026
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Sat, 19 Sep 2026
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Sat, 12 Sep 2026
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Fri, 04 Sep 2026
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Sat, 29 Aug 2026
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Sat, 22 Aug 2026
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Sat, 15 Aug 2026
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Sat, 08 Aug 2026
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Sat, 01 Aug 2026
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Sat, 25 Jul 2026
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Wed, 24 Jun 2026
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Sat, 20 Jun 2026
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Wed, 17 Jun 2026
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Sat, 13 Jun 2026
2048 - Education, Education, Education (and Immigration)

Wed, 10 Jun 2026
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Sat, 06 Jun 2026
2046 - Debunking the claim that migrants will get half of new homes

Wed, 03 Jun 2026
2045 - The known unknowns of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Sat, 30 May 2026
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Wed, 27 May 2026
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Sat, 23 May 2026
2042 - Are refugees more likely to commit crime?

Wed, 20 May 2026
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Sat, 16 May 2026
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Sat, 09 May 2026
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Sat, 02 May 2026
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Sat, 25 Apr 2026
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Wed, 01 Jul 2026
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Sun, 27 Jul 2025
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Sat, 18 Jul 2026
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Sat, 11 Jul 2026
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Wed, 08 Jul 2026
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Sat, 02 Aug 2025
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