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How to approach the world through numbers

How to approach the world through numbers

FromMore or Less: Behind the Stats


How to approach the world through numbers

FromMore or Less: Behind the Stats

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Length:
9 minutes
Released:
Sep 16, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

How can we navigate our lives in a more efficient and satisfactory way? It’s a question Professor David Sumpter is looking to answer in his new book, Four Ways of Thinking. He talks to Tim Harford about four different approaches to our day to day challenges.

Presenter: Tim Harford
Producer: Jon Bithrey
Sound Engineer: Andy Fell
Editor: Richard Vadon

(Picture: Conceptual illustration of mathematics
Credit: Science Photo Library / Getty)
Released:
Sep 16, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Tim Harford and the More or Less team try to make sense of the statistics which surround us. From BBC Radio 4