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More or Less: Behind the Stats - How to explain infinity to a 4-year-old
?What?s the number before infinity?? asks Claudia, aged 4. We challenge Johnny Ball, legendary British TV presenter, to explain. And in celebration of the voice of Sesame Street?s Count von Count, Jerry Nelson, who?s died aged 78, there?s another chance to hear our 2009 interview with the Count, in which he revealed his favourite number: 34,969. Presented by Ruth Alexander, this programme was first broadcast on the BBC World Service.
Cato Daily Podcast - Ron Paul and American Exceptionalism at the RNC
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Cato Daily Podcast - ‘Dark Money’ Groups and Political Speech
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More or Less: Behind the Stats - Are African leaders more likely to die in office?
The Prime Minister of Ethiopia is the fourth African premier to die this year alone. Are African leaders more likely to die in office, than their counterparts elsewhere? Also: does marriage make economic sense?
Cato Daily Podcast - Thomas Jefferson in His Own Time
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Cato Daily Podcast - Budget Hawks or Military Hawks
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More or Less: Behind the Stats - Levelling the statistical playing field
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.
More or Less: Behind the Stats - The great playing field sell off?
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.
Cato Daily Podcast - Paul Ryan on Immigration
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