Levelling the statistical playing field
Given that some countries are richer than others, and some have larger populations, us...
More or Less · BBC Radio 4
August 20, 20129m 36s
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Show Notes
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.