The High Street, Home Births and Harry Potter Wizardry

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The High Street, Home Births and Harry Potter Wizardry

FromMore or Less: Behind the Stats

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Jun 1, 2018

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Is WH Smith really the worst shop on the High Street?

Harry Potter fans want to know how many wizards there are – we try to work it out.

Is giving birth at home as safe as giving birth in hospital?

(Photo: Mother and baby. Credit: Shutterstock)

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Jun 1, 2018

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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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The Story of Economics 'Gods': More or Less creator Michael Blastland lays out the history of economic ideas to why... by More or Less: Behind the Stats
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2010 in numbers: Tim Harford and the More or Less team explore 2010 in numbers. Happy New Year to all... by More or Less: Behind the Stats
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Troubled families and unneutered cats. (R4): Troubled families, nursing numbers and the mathematical consequences of unneutered cats. by More or Less: Behind the Stats
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Street grooming: We look at street grooming, examine the new bank taxes, revisit Ambridge in the wake... by More or Less: Behind the Stats
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Back to school: More or Less looks at how maths is taught in schools today and it asks what the of the... by More or Less: Behind the Stats
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High speed rail: High Speed rail - Tim Harford speaks to railway consultant Chris Stokes and Alison HS2... by More or Less: Behind the Stats
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Gay Britain: Tim Harford and the More or Less team examine the micromort measure of risk and on... by More or Less: Behind the Stats
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The maths of rioting: In More or Less this week: riots, debt, disability benefit and when to buy a lotto ticket. by More or Less: Behind the Stats
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Public Sector Pay: Investigating the public sector pay premium, statins and the 'decline effect'. by More or Less: Behind the Stats
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Youth Unemployment: In More or Less this week: youth unemployment, Trumpton and social mobility. by More or Less: Behind the Stats
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The Story of Economics 'Monsters': In this three-part series Michael Blastland lays out the history of economic ideas to... by More or Less: Behind the Stats
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Climate Refugees: More or Less looks at child poverty, climate refugees and Sir Henry Cooper's greatest... by More or Less: Behind the Stats
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US debt: Tim Harford and the More or Less team unpick more numbers in the news. by More or Less: Behind the Stats
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More alive than dead?: Tim Harford investigates one of the most popular questions from More or Less “Are It... by More or Less: Behind the Stats
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Wedding Stats: In More or Less this week: a cornucopia of wedding-related numbers. And AV explained. by More or Less: Behind the Stats
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Scottish Independence: On this week's More or Less: Scottish independence, mobile phones and cancer, and is... by More or Less: Behind the Stats
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