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The great playing field sell off?

The great playing field sell off?

FromMore or Less: Behind the Stats


The great playing field sell off?

FromMore or Less: Behind the Stats

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Length:
28 minutes
Released:
Aug 17, 2012
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Given that some countries are richer than others, and some have larger populations, what should the Olympic medal tally really have looked like? Also: numbers help us understand the world. But for Daniel Tammet, author of “Thinking in Numbers". They don't just help him to understand the world - but to be a part of it.
Released:
Aug 17, 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