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Tim Harford explains the numbers and statistics in the news and in life

Tim Harford explains the numbers and statistics in the news and in life.

More or Less: Magic Numbers

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Dale Earnhardt Jr. speeds past the number 3 sign during the Food City 500 - part of NASCAR Winston Cup Series in Tennessee

18/04/2014

Magic Numbers

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Do you have a favourite number - one you think stands out from all the others?

Do you have a favourite number - one you think stands out from all the others? This edition of More or Less explores our emotional connection to numbers with author Alex Bellos.

Do you have a favourite number - one you love, one you think stands out from all the others? Author Alex Bellos joins us to talk about his quest to find the world’s favourite number and to discuss whether numbers really can be magical, mystical and memorable. 

Why are odd numbers so appealing? Which number strikes fear into some people’s hearts? And why do lists of questions like these always come in threes?

Picture: Stock car driver Dale Earnhardt Jr drives around a large number three, Credit: Getty Images

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