Before this BBC podcast kicks off, I'd like to tell you about some others you might enjoy.

My name's Will Wilkin and I Commission Music Podcast for the BBC.

It's a really cool job, but every day we get to tell the incredible stories behind songs,

moments and movements, stories of struggle and success, rises and falls, the funny, the ridiculous.

And the BBC's position, at the heart of British music

means we can tell those stories like no one else.

We were, are and always will be right there at the centre of the narrative.

So whether you want an insightful take on music right now

or a nostalgic deep dive into some of the most famous and infamous moments in music,

check out the music podcasts on BBC Sounds.

Hello and thanks for downloading the more or less podcast. We look at the numbers and statistics

in the news and in life, and I'm Tim Harford.

Untruths sneak into our lives in all kinds of ways.

Sometimes they're outright lies, blatant misinformation.

But today we're going to talk about something else.

Those sneaky numbers and claims that bounce around our society that aren't exactly false,

but are leading you down the wrong path. That's the subject

of a book called May Contain Lies by Alex Edmonds, a professor of finance at London Business

School. Let's start with a straightforwardly good piece of advice from Alex, if I do say so myself.

If you see a result that you want to be true, then as you say in your own book, Tim,

just ask how it makes you feel.

Because if it's something that you really are chomping at the bit to share with others on social media,

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