Predicting L'Aquila Earthquake: is it right to blame the scientists?
This week six scientists and one ex-government official were sentenced to prison for multiple manslaughter following the L’Aquila earthquake in Italy. Part of the case against them was the falsely reassuring comments they made before the earthquake struck. Will this deter scientists from giving advice in the future?
29 Loka 20129min
Life-saving economics
Professor Al Roth tells Tim Harford about the work for which he has just been awarded the 2012 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences.
22 Loka 20129min
Predicting the global population
Predicting the global population: does anyone really know what’s going to happen?
15 Loka 20128min
Predicting the Presidency
Nate Silver tells us who will win the 2012 US election - and how he knows.
8 Loka 20129min
Plenty more fish in the sea?
Only 100 cod are left in the North Sea according to newspapers. Is this the most wrong headline in More or Less history?
1 Loka 20129min
Factchecking America
US Presidential Election factchecked. Is Mitt Romney right to say that 47% of Americans pay no tax? And how many jobs has President Obama really created?
24 Syys 20129min
Investigating crime statistics
Ruth Alexander investigates Sweden's high rape rate, and finds out which countries are the surprise leaders of the world kidnap league. Plus, who went home from the London 2012 Games with more medals – Olympians or Paralympians? This programme was first broadcast on the BBC World Service
17 Syys 20129min
Where are the Paralympics Medals?
Why did the USA top the gold medals league in the Olympics, but not the Paralympics? Ruth Alexander examines the performance numbers of the London 2012 Paralympic Games and discovers which countries are punching above their weight, and which below. And Yan Wong tries to calculate how many opening bars are possible in music. This programme was first broadcast on the BBC World Service.
10 Syys 20129min
