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Should you follow the 5 second rule? And does inflation hit the poorest harder?

Should you follow the 5 second rule? And does inflation hit the poorest harder?

FromMore or Less: Behind the Stats


Should you follow the 5 second rule? And does inflation hit the poorest harder?

FromMore or Less: Behind the Stats

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Length:
28 minutes
Released:
Jan 26, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Food writer Jack Monroe sparked national debate this week when she tweeted about food price hikes on the cheapest goods in supermarkets - but does inflation really hit low income households hardest?

Social media and some news outlets have spread claims this week that only around 17,000 people have actually died of Covid. We debunk.

We test the truth of the five second rule - is it a good idea to eat watermelon within five seconds of dropping it on the floor? And can you think yourself better?
Released:
Jan 26, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

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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