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The formula that changed the world

The formula that changed the world

FromMore or Less: Behind the Stats


The formula that changed the world

FromMore or Less: Behind the Stats

ratings:
Length:
10 minutes
Released:
Apr 27, 2012
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

The Midas Formula - In this week's More or Less: The story of Black-Scholes, the equation that transformed Wall Street – and the arguments over whether it made the world a better place, or helped cause the financial mess we have all been dealing with for the past five years.
This programme was first broadcast on the BBC World Service.
Released:
Apr 27, 2012
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