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This week Tim Harford asks why the estimate for the number of Eastern Europeans likely to come to the UK made back in 2003 was so wrong. Tim asks what is rare? And are words sometimes better than n...umbers when communicating information. Nassim Taleb explains anti-fragility. And we'll debunk the oft quoted 'you're never more than 6ft from a rat'.
This week Tim Harford asks why the estimate for the number of Eastern Europeans likely to come to the UK made back in 2003 was so wrong. Tim asks what is rare? And are words sometimes better than n...umbers when communicating information. Nassim Taleb explains anti-fragility. And we'll debunk the oft quoted 'you're never more than 6ft from a rat'.
| Series: | More or less |
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| Episode | 4 |
| First transmission date: | 2012-12-14 |
| Original broadcast channel: | BBC Radio 4 |
| Published: | 2012 |
| Rights Statement: | Rights owned or controlled by The Open University |
| Restrictions on use: | This material can be used in accordance with The Open University conditions of use. A link to the conditions can be found at the bottom of all OU Digital Archive web pages. |
| Duration: | 00:25:00 |
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| Producer: | Charlotte Pritchard |
| Presenter: | Tim Harford |
| Contributors: | Tim Harford; Nassim Taleb |
| Publisher: | BBC Open University |
| Subject terms: | Economics; Mathematics; Statistics |
| Production number: | AUDA770B |
| Available to public: | no |
