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Tim Harford explains the numbers and statistics used in everyday life

Tim Harford explains - and sometimes debunks - the numbers and statistics used in political debate, the news and everyday life

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Coronavirus, emotions and guns

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Numbers that matter in measuring outbreaks, smelly stats around scent and more.

Numbers that matter in measuring outbreaks, smelly stats around scent and emotion and an answer to author Bill Bryon's question about guns and homicide rates. With Tim Harford.

Health officials are urgently trying to contain the spread of a new coronavirus in China and beyond. We fact-check a particularly hyperbolic claim about its spread that’s been doing the rounds on social media. Elsewhere, a loyal listener has told us about a smelly statistic emanating from Radio 4. We nose around the relationship between our olfactory organs and emotions. And Bill Bryson reacts to our work answering his question about an opinion piece in The Wall Street Journal about gun ownership and homicide rates. 

Producer: Neal Razzell
Presenter: Tim Harford

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