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To ice or not to ice?

To ice or not to ice?

FromMore or Less: Behind the Stats


To ice or not to ice?

FromMore or Less: Behind the Stats

ratings:
Length:
28 minutes
Released:
Sep 5, 2014
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

The ALS ice bucket challenge viral phenomenon has raised over $100m. Is this good for charitable giving overall, and should we be more choosy about the charities we give to? Plus: is there a 'rising tide' of anti-Semitism in Europe; does Shakespeare have the largest vocabulary, or is the Bard bested by hip hop’s finest; and is the current generation of young people likely to live shorter lives than their parents?
Released:
Sep 5, 2014
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