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More or Less: Behind the Stats - WS MoreOrLess: Counting the Dead in Iraq
In Iraq, estimates of the death count since the war started 2003 range from 100,000 to about one million. Tim Harford explores why such a range exists and what methods are used to count those killed during war. Meanwhile he discovers that Iraq's population has been growing strongly over the same period. Plus, mathematician and comedian Matt Parker presents his guide to the imperial measurement system. This programme was first broadcast on the BBC World Service.
Motley Fool Money - Motley Fool Money: 01.10.2014
Target sees red after its data breach. Twitter gets downgraded. And Ford's CEO turns down Microsoft. Our analysts discuss those stories and share some stocks on their radar. Plus, Motley Fool analyst Matthew Argersinger shares some insights from CES 2014.
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Cato Daily Podcast - When Incentives Work against Quality Healthcare
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More or Less: Behind the Stats - The week that kills
Most deaths occur in this week of the year - Tim Harford asks why. He also asks: are there really two million millionaire pensioners in the UK, and how many people have died in Iraq since 2003? Plus, mathematician and comedian, Matt Parker, apologises for his previous apology.
Slate Books - Audio Book Club: The Good Lord Bird
Slate critics Dan Kois, Emily Bazelon, and David Haglund discuss James McBride’s National Book Award winning novel about slavery and John Brown.
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Cato Daily Podcast - Imperfect Markets versus Imperfect Interventions
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Start the Week - Unity and Disunity
On Start the Week Anne McElvoy talks to Linda Colley about the history of the United Kingdom - what has brought it together, and what is driving it apart. David Pilling offers a contrasting island story, with his study of modern Japan. Europe is watching with interest the coming Scottish Independence Referendum, and the correspondent David Charter, looks at what 2014 holds for Britain's relationship with the EU. Maria Delgado explores how far culture, especially theatre, has shaped, and been shaped by, identity politics.
Producer: Katy Hickman.
Cato Daily Podcast - ‘Fast Track’ Authority’s Dubious Record
Stay Off the Fast Track: Why Trade Promotion Authority Is Wrong for the Trans-Pacific Partnership, Free Trade Bulletin No. 56, December 19, 2013.
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Money Girl - 340 MG Using No-Interest Credit Cards to Pay Off Student Loans
Understand special considerations for transferring student loans to no-interest credit cards. Get the Money Girl book at http://MoneyGirlBook.com