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Do residents of the tiny micronesian island of Palau really smoke more cannabis, and drink more beer, than anyone else?
What is the highest-earning film ever if you adjust for inflation? And are birthdays killing us?
How fat could the global population become? Plus, Angela Saini considers whether statistics could settle the disputed result of the world title fight between boxers Manny Pacquiao and Timothy Bradley.
Is the likelihood of bumping into your boss on holiday greater than you think? Angela Saini and the More or Less team assess the probabilities of some of life's great coincidences. This edition of More or Less was first broadcast on the BBC World Service.
Tim Harford interviews Daniel Kahneman, a psychologist who won the Nobel Prize in Economics. The author of Thinking, Fast and Slow describes the common mistakes people make with statistics.
How many images of Queen Elizabeth II have ever been created? And is Facebook really worth more than twice as much as every company on the Nigerian Stock Exchange?
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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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