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So BBC More or Less did a programme today on the claim that playing tennis can add 10 years to your life expectancy.
So obviously they turned to me, to tap into my deep knowledge of tennis*.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0nxwkcw
* OK, I actually know bugger all about tennis, but I do know a little bit about assessing claims that X makes you live Y years longer.
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So BBC More or Less did a programme today on the claim that playing tennis can add 10 years to your life expectancy.
So obviously they turned to me, to tap into my deep knowledge of tennis*.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0nxwkcw
* OK, I actually know bugger all about tennis, but I do know a little bit about assessing claims that X makes you live Y years longer.
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So BBC More or Less did a programme today on the claim that playing tennis can add 10 years to your life expectancy.
So obviously they turned to me, to tap into my deep knowledge of tennis*.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0nxwkcw
* OK, I actually know bugger all about tennis, but I do know a little bit about assessing claims that X makes you live Y years longer.
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So BBC More or Less did a programme today on the claim that playing tennis can add 10 years to your life expectancy.
So obviously they turned to me, to tap into my deep knowledge of tennis*.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0nxwkcw
* OK, I actually know bugger all about tennis, but I do know a little bit about assessing claims that X makes you live Y years longer.
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So BBC More or Less did a programme today on the claim that playing tennis can add 10 years to your life expectancy.
So obviously they turned to me, to tap into my deep knowledge of tennis*.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0nxwkcw
* OK, I actually know bugger all about tennis, but I do know a little bit about assessing claims that X makes you live Y years longer.
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#AndyBurnham #UlamSpirals #AirCon #Whales #WernerHerzog
Examining the numbers behind Andy Burnham’s ‘Manchester Miracle’
More or Less
Tim Harford investigates some of the numbers in the news. This week:
(00:23) Andy Burnham may not be Prime Minister yet, but he’s setting out his economic agenda, and its based on his old stomping ground, Greater Manchester. We ask whether the official figures that seem to show an economic miracle can be fully believed, and how much credit he deserves.
(10:09) As our towns and cities get hotter, would turning to air conditioning really drive outside temperatures up by 10 to 12 degrees celcius? We learn about the fascinating world of ‘urban heat islands’.
(15:40) We turn to homophones in an attempt to continue a running joke. This week, we follow six items about Wales with an item about whales - are our cetacean friends the carbon sinks of our dreams? Will we ever write a stranger paragraph?
(22:10) Cult director and maths fanboy Werner Herzog has been waxing lyrical about the intruiging mysteries of prime numbers. Tim cracks out a surprisingly decent impression and we learn about one of the most inscrutable problems in mathematics - what’s not to like?
More or Less is the programme that looks at numbers and statistics in news and in life. We’re always looking for questions from listeners - you can contact us on [email protected].
Guests:
Paul Swinney - Chief Economist at The Data City
Liam Sides - Associate Director at Oxford Economics
Dimple Rana - Heat Resilience Leader at Arup
Sue Grimmond - Professor of Meteorology, University of Reading
Dr Olaf Meynecke - Marine Ecologist, Griffith University
James Grime - Mathematician and star of YouTube channel NumberphileSpecial Guest Appearance:
The Voice of Werner HerzogPresenter: Tim Harford
Series Producer: Tom Colls
Reporter: Nathan Gower
Producers: Josh McMinn, Lizzy McNeill
Editor: Richard Vadon
Programme Coordinator: Brenda Brown
Sound Engineer: James Beard -
#AndyBurnham #UlamSpirals #AirCon #Whales #WernerHerzog
Examining the numbers behind Andy Burnham’s ‘Manchester Miracle’
More or Less
Tim Harford investigates some of the numbers in the news. This week:
(00:23) Andy Burnham may not be Prime Minister yet, but he’s setting out his economic agenda, and its based on his old stomping ground, Greater Manchester. We ask whether the official figures that seem to show an economic miracle can be fully believed, and how much credit he deserves.
(10:09) As our towns and cities get hotter, would turning to air conditioning really drive outside temperatures up by 10 to 12 degrees celcius? We learn about the fascinating world of ‘urban heat islands’.
(15:40) We turn to homophones in an attempt to continue a running joke. This week, we follow six items about Wales with an item about whales - are our cetacean friends the carbon sinks of our dreams? Will we ever write a stranger paragraph?
(22:10) Cult director and maths fanboy Werner Herzog has been waxing lyrical about the intruiging mysteries of prime numbers. Tim cracks out a surprisingly decent impression and we learn about one of the most inscrutable problems in mathematics - what’s not to like?
More or Less is the programme that looks at numbers and statistics in news and in life. We’re always looking for questions from listeners - you can contact us on [email protected].
Guests:
Paul Swinney - Chief Economist at The Data City
Liam Sides - Associate Director at Oxford Economics
Dimple Rana - Heat Resilience Leader at Arup
Sue Grimmond - Professor of Meteorology, University of Reading
Dr Olaf Meynecke - Marine Ecologist, Griffith University
James Grime - Mathematician and star of YouTube channel NumberphileSpecial Guest Appearance:
The Voice of Werner HerzogPresenter: Tim Harford
Series Producer: Tom Colls
Reporter: Nathan Gower
Producers: Josh McMinn, Lizzy McNeill
Editor: Richard Vadon
Programme Coordinator: Brenda Brown
Sound Engineer: James Beard -
#AndyBurnham #UlamSpirals #AirCon #Whales #WernerHerzog
Examining the numbers behind Andy Burnham’s ‘Manchester Miracle’
More or Less
Tim Harford investigates some of the numbers in the news. This week:
(00:23) Andy Burnham may not be Prime Minister yet, but he’s setting out his economic agenda, and its based on his old stomping ground, Greater Manchester. We ask whether the official figures that seem to show an economic miracle can be fully believed, and how much credit he deserves.
(10:09) As our towns and cities get hotter, would turning to air conditioning really drive outside temperatures up by 10 to 12 degrees celcius? We learn about the fascinating world of ‘urban heat islands’.
(15:40) We turn to homophones in an attempt to continue a running joke. This week, we follow six items about Wales with an item about whales - are our cetacean friends the carbon sinks of our dreams? Will we ever write a stranger paragraph?
(22:10) Cult director and maths fanboy Werner Herzog has been waxing lyrical about the intruiging mysteries of prime numbers. Tim cracks out a surprisingly decent impression and we learn about one of the most inscrutable problems in mathematics - what’s not to like?
More or Less is the programme that looks at numbers and statistics in news and in life. We’re always looking for questions from listeners - you can contact us on [email protected].
Guests:
Paul Swinney - Chief Economist at The Data City
Liam Sides - Associate Director at Oxford Economics
Dimple Rana - Heat Resilience Leader at Arup
Sue Grimmond - Professor of Meteorology, University of Reading
Dr Olaf Meynecke - Marine Ecologist, Griffith University
James Grime - Mathematician and star of YouTube channel NumberphileSpecial Guest Appearance:
The Voice of Werner HerzogPresenter: Tim Harford
Series Producer: Tom Colls
Reporter: Nathan Gower
Producers: Josh McMinn, Lizzy McNeill
Editor: Richard Vadon
Programme Coordinator: Brenda Brown
Sound Engineer: James Beard -
#AndyBurnham #UlamSpirals #AirCon #Whales #WernerHerzog
Examining the numbers behind Andy Burnham’s ‘Manchester Miracle’
More or Less
Tim Harford investigates some of the numbers in the news. This week:
(00:23) Andy Burnham may not be Prime Minister yet, but he’s setting out his economic agenda, and its based on his old stomping ground, Greater Manchester. We ask whether the official figures that seem to show an economic miracle can be fully believed, and how much credit he deserves.
(10:09) As our towns and cities get hotter, would turning to air conditioning really drive outside temperatures up by 10 to 12 degrees celcius? We learn about the fascinating world of ‘urban heat islands’.
(15:40) We turn to homophones in an attempt to continue a running joke. This week, we follow six items about Wales with an item about whales - are our cetacean friends the carbon sinks of our dreams? Will we ever write a stranger paragraph?
(22:10) Cult director and maths fanboy Werner Herzog has been waxing lyrical about the intruiging mysteries of prime numbers. Tim cracks out a surprisingly decent impression and we learn about one of the most inscrutable problems in mathematics - what’s not to like?
More or Less is the programme that looks at numbers and statistics in news and in life. We’re always looking for questions from listeners - you can contact us on [email protected].
Guests:
Paul Swinney - Chief Economist at The Data City
Liam Sides - Associate Director at Oxford Economics
Dimple Rana - Heat Resilience Leader at Arup
Sue Grimmond - Professor of Meteorology, University of Reading
Dr Olaf Meynecke - Marine Ecologist, Griffith University
James Grime - Mathematician and star of YouTube channel NumberphileSpecial Guest Appearance:
The Voice of Werner HerzogPresenter: Tim Harford
Series Producer: Tom Colls
Reporter: Nathan Gower
Producers: Josh McMinn, Lizzy McNeill
Editor: Richard Vadon
Programme Coordinator: Brenda Brown
Sound Engineer: James Beard -
#AndyBurnham #UlamSpirals #AirCon #Whales #WernerHerzog
Examining the numbers behind Andy Burnham’s ‘Manchester Miracle’
More or Less
Tim Harford investigates some of the numbers in the news. This week:
(00:23) Andy Burnham may not be Prime Minister yet, but he’s setting out his economic agenda, and its based on his old stomping ground, Greater Manchester. We ask whether the official figures that seem to show an economic miracle can be fully believed, and how much credit he deserves.
(10:09) As our towns and cities get hotter, would turning to air conditioning really drive outside temperatures up by 10 to 12 degrees celcius? We learn about the fascinating world of ‘urban heat islands’.
(15:40) We turn to homophones in an attempt to continue a running joke. This week, we follow six items about Wales with an item about whales - are our cetacean friends the carbon sinks of our dreams? Will we ever write a stranger paragraph?
(22:10) Cult director and maths fanboy Werner Herzog has been waxing lyrical about the intruiging mysteries of prime numbers. Tim cracks out a surprisingly decent impression and we learn about one of the most inscrutable problems in mathematics - what’s not to like?
More or Less is the programme that looks at numbers and statistics in news and in life. We’re always looking for questions from listeners - you can contact us on [email protected].
Guests:
Paul Swinney - Chief Economist at The Data City
Liam Sides - Associate Director at Oxford Economics
Dimple Rana - Heat Resilience Leader at Arup
Sue Grimmond - Professor of Meteorology, University of Reading
Dr Olaf Meynecke - Marine Ecologist, Griffith University
James Grime - Mathematician and star of YouTube channel NumberphileSpecial Guest Appearance:
The Voice of Werner HerzogPresenter: Tim Harford
Series Producer: Tom Colls
Reporter: Nathan Gower
Producers: Josh McMinn, Lizzy McNeill
Editor: Richard Vadon
Programme Coordinator: Brenda Brown
Sound Engineer: James Beard -
(side-hustle show from Kate Lamble ("More Or Less") about the state of UK water industry and water environment)
1. The Bridge
Understand
Rinsed Episode 1 of 13After watching their local river grow murky and lifeless, two retired neighbours decide to take on the water industry and its regulators. The unlikely sleuths begin a ten-year battle to clean up our rivers.
On the banks of the River Windrush in Oxfordshire, Kate Lamble meets campaigners Ash Smith and Peter Hammond
Reported and presented by Kate Lamble
Producer: Elle Scott
Sound Design: Andy Fell
Executive Producer: Joe Kent
Commissioning Executive: Tracy Williams
Commissioning Editor: Dan ClarkeRinsed is a BBC Studios production for BBC Radio 4
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13:45
BBC Radio 4 -
(side-hustle show from Kate Lamble ("More Or Less") about the state of UK water industry and water environment)
1. The Bridge
Understand
Rinsed Episode 1 of 13After watching their local river grow murky and lifeless, two retired neighbours decide to take on the water industry and its regulators. The unlikely sleuths begin a ten-year battle to clean up our rivers.
On the banks of the River Windrush in Oxfordshire, Kate Lamble meets campaigners Ash Smith and Peter Hammond
Reported and presented by Kate Lamble
Producer: Elle Scott
Sound Design: Andy Fell
Executive Producer: Joe Kent
Commissioning Executive: Tracy Williams
Commissioning Editor: Dan ClarkeRinsed is a BBC Studios production for BBC Radio 4
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BBC Radio 4 -
(side-hustle show from Kate Lamble ("More Or Less") about the state of UK water industry and water environment)
1. The Bridge
Understand
Rinsed Episode 1 of 13After watching their local river grow murky and lifeless, two retired neighbours decide to take on the water industry and its regulators. The unlikely sleuths begin a ten-year battle to clean up our rivers.
On the banks of the River Windrush in Oxfordshire, Kate Lamble meets campaigners Ash Smith and Peter Hammond
Reported and presented by Kate Lamble
Producer: Elle Scott
Sound Design: Andy Fell
Executive Producer: Joe Kent
Commissioning Executive: Tracy Williams
Commissioning Editor: Dan ClarkeRinsed is a BBC Studios production for BBC Radio 4
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BBC Radio 4 -
(side-hustle show from Kate Lamble ("More Or Less") about the state of UK water industry and water environment)
1. The Bridge
Understand
Rinsed Episode 1 of 13After watching their local river grow murky and lifeless, two retired neighbours decide to take on the water industry and its regulators. The unlikely sleuths begin a ten-year battle to clean up our rivers.
On the banks of the River Windrush in Oxfordshire, Kate Lamble meets campaigners Ash Smith and Peter Hammond
Reported and presented by Kate Lamble
Producer: Elle Scott
Sound Design: Andy Fell
Executive Producer: Joe Kent
Commissioning Executive: Tracy Williams
Commissioning Editor: Dan ClarkeRinsed is a BBC Studios production for BBC Radio 4
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13:45
BBC Radio 4 -
(side-hustle show from Kate Lamble ("More Or Less") about the state of UK water industry and water environment)
1. The Bridge
Understand
Rinsed Episode 1 of 13After watching their local river grow murky and lifeless, two retired neighbours decide to take on the water industry and its regulators. The unlikely sleuths begin a ten-year battle to clean up our rivers.
On the banks of the River Windrush in Oxfordshire, Kate Lamble meets campaigners Ash Smith and Peter Hammond
Reported and presented by Kate Lamble
Producer: Elle Scott
Sound Design: Andy Fell
Executive Producer: Joe Kent
Commissioning Executive: Tracy Williams
Commissioning Editor: Dan ClarkeRinsed is a BBC Studios production for BBC Radio 4
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13:45
BBC Radio 4 -
I really enjoy #BBCMoreOrLess but this recent episode, whilst noting rising rates of cardiovascular disease in quite young adults *since the pandemic started*, fails to recognise that Cov1d causes strokes, heart attacks & more!
(Listen from 5 minutes in)
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m002phn1?partner=uk.co.bbc&origin=share-mobile
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I really enjoy #BBCMoreOrLess but this recent episode, whilst noting rising rates of cardiovascular disease in quite young adults *since the pandemic started*, fails to recognise that Cov1d causes strokes, heart attacks & more!
(Listen from 5 minutes in)
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m002phn1?partner=uk.co.bbc&origin=share-mobile
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I really enjoy #BBCMoreOrLess but this recent episode, whilst noting rising rates of cardiovascular disease in quite young adults *since the pandemic started*, fails to recognise that Cov1d causes strokes, heart attacks & more!
(Listen from 5 minutes in)
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m002phn1?partner=uk.co.bbc&origin=share-mobile
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Amusing slip of the tongue on #BBCMoreorless, with someone talking about childhood obesity statistics saying that the data showed “a little blimp”.
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Amusing slip of the tongue on #BBCMoreorless, with someone talking about childhood obesity statistics saying that the data showed “a little blimp”.
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Amusing slip of the tongue on #BBCMoreorless, with someone talking about childhood obesity statistics saying that the data showed “a little blimp”.
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Amusing slip of the tongue on #BBCMoreorless, with someone talking about childhood obesity statistics saying that the data showed “a little blimp”.
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Amusing slip of the tongue on #BBCMoreorless, with someone talking about childhood obesity statistics saying that the data showed “a little blimp”.
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Did you also see that statistic about how much #microplastics we eat? Fortunately we have #BBCMoreorLess: to investigate the statistics.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0jl19wk -
Did you also see that statistic about how much #microplastics we eat? Fortunately we have #BBCMoreorLess: to investigate the statistics.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0jl19wk -
Did you also see that statistic about how much #microplastics we eat? Fortunately we have #BBCMoreorLess: to investigate the statistics.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0jl19wk -
Did you also see that statistic about how much #microplastics we eat? Fortunately we have #BBCMoreorLess: to investigate the statistics.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0jl19wk -
Did you also see that statistic about how much #microplastics we eat? Fortunately we have #BBCMoreorLess: to investigate the statistics.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0jl19wk -
CW: Miscarriage, stillbirth, covid vaccines, maths
Apparently simple arithmetic is confusing some #CovidVaccineDeniers
But if you're #pregnant or planning to become pregnant and wondering if you should get a #COVID19 jab, the answer seems to be hell yes.
Essential #PublicServiceBroadcasting from
#BBCWorldService #BBCMoreOrLessBehind the Stats: Covid vaccines and false claims about miscarriage
Episode webpage: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0fbsxy2
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CW: Miscarriage, stillbirth, covid vaccines, maths
Apparently simple arithmetic is confusing some #CovidVaccineDeniers
But if you're #pregnant or planning to become pregnant and wondering if you should get a #COVID19 jab, the answer seems to be hell yes.
Essential #PublicServiceBroadcasting from
#BBCWorldService #BBCMoreOrLessBehind the Stats: Covid vaccines and false claims about miscarriage
Episode webpage: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0fbsxy2
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CW: Miscarriage, stillbirth, covid vaccines, maths
Apparently simple arithmetic is confusing some #CovidVaccineDeniers
But if you're #pregnant or planning to become pregnant and wondering if you should get a #COVID19 jab, the answer seems to be hell yes.
Essential #PublicServiceBroadcasting from
#BBCWorldService #BBCMoreOrLessBehind the Stats: Covid vaccines and false claims about miscarriage
Episode webpage: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0fbsxy2
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CW: Miscarriage, stillbirth, covid vaccines, maths
Apparently simple arithmetic is confusing some #CovidVaccineDeniers
But if you're #pregnant or planning to become pregnant and wondering if you should get a #COVID19 jab, the answer seems to be hell yes.
Essential #PublicServiceBroadcasting from
#BBCWorldService #BBCMoreOrLessBehind the Stats: Covid vaccines and false claims about miscarriage
Episode webpage: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0fbsxy2
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CW: Miscarriage, stillbirth, covid vaccines, maths
Apparently simple arithmetic is confusing some #CovidVaccineDeniers
But if you're #pregnant or planning to become pregnant and wondering if you should get a #COVID19 jab, the answer seems to be hell yes.
Essential #PublicServiceBroadcasting from
#BBCWorldService #BBCMoreOrLessBehind the Stats: Covid vaccines and false claims about miscarriage
Episode webpage: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0fbsxy2
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More explorations of the #Fediverse. I have started using #Antennapod to listen to #podcasts, including @TimHarford 's as usual brilliant #BBCMoreOrLess
Works at least as well as #Spotify.
Happy to have a new alternative to play with..More or Less: Behind the Stats : Reoffending rates, Welsh taxes and the menopause
Episode webpage: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0f4kd4q
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More explorations of the #Fediverse. I have started using #Antennapod to listen to #podcasts, including @TimHarford 's as usual brilliant #BBCMoreOrLess
Works at least as well as #Spotify.
Happy to have a new alternative to play with..More or Less: Behind the Stats : Reoffending rates, Welsh taxes and the menopause
Episode webpage: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0f4kd4q
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More explorations of the #Fediverse. I have started using #Antennapod to listen to #podcasts, including @TimHarford 's as usual brilliant #BBCMoreOrLess
Works at least as well as #Spotify.
Happy to have a new alternative to play with..More or Less: Behind the Stats : Reoffending rates, Welsh taxes and the menopause
Episode webpage: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0f4kd4q
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More explorations of the #Fediverse. I have started using #Antennapod to listen to #podcasts, including @TimHarford 's as usual brilliant #BBCMoreOrLess
Works at least as well as #Spotify.
Happy to have a new alternative to play with..More or Less: Behind the Stats : Reoffending rates, Welsh taxes and the menopause
Episode webpage: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0f4kd4q
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More explorations of the #Fediverse. I have started using #Antennapod to listen to #podcasts, including @TimHarford 's as usual brilliant #BBCMoreOrLess
Works at least as well as #Spotify.
Happy to have a new alternative to play with..More or Less: Behind the Stats : Reoffending rates, Welsh taxes and the menopause
Episode webpage: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0f4kd4q
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Interesting podcast of the day: #BBCMoreOrLess "How we shook the world of very large numbers" about choosing new prefixes for naming numbers: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w3ct3k5v
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Interesting podcast of the day: #BBCMoreOrLess "How we shook the world of very large numbers" about choosing new prefixes for naming numbers: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w3ct3k5v
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Interesting podcast of the day: #BBCMoreOrLess "How we shook the world of very large numbers" about choosing new prefixes for naming numbers: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w3ct3k5v
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Interesting podcast of the day: #BBCMoreOrLess "How we shook the world of very large numbers" about choosing new prefixes for naming numbers: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w3ct3k5v
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Interesting podcast of the day: #BBCMoreOrLess "How we shook the world of very large numbers" about choosing new prefixes for naming numbers: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w3ct3k5v
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