28 min listen
More alive than dead?
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Length:
9 minutes
Released:
Feb 3, 2012
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Tim Harford investigates one of the most popular questions from More or Less listeners: “Are there more people alive today than have ever lived?” It is a zombie statistic that every time it is laid to rest it rises again. He also looks at whether science fiction writer Arthur C Clarke was right when he suggested that behind every living person are 30 ghosts. He also investigates the strange story of Michelle Obama’s shopping trip to a lingerie store in New York. Can she really have spent $50,000 on underwear? This programme was originally broadcast on the BBC World Service.
Released:
Feb 3, 2012
Format:
Podcast episode
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