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

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17/08/2019 GMT

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Re-inserting a caveat and discussing a really cool numbers trick.

Tim speaks to a scientist who is correcting headlines on twitter and joins professor Jeniifer Rogers from the University of Oxford to explore a mind blowing maths ‘trick’.

One scientist is correcting headlines on Twitter by adding one key two-word caveat – the fact that the research cited has only been carried out "in mice". Tim finds out more.
 
And why is it that 4% of 75 is the same as 75% of 4? Professor Jennifer Rogers from the University of Oxford joins Tim in the studio to explore a mind-blowing maths ‘trick’. 

Presenter: Tim Harford
Producer: Lizzy McNeill

Photo: A mouse in hand / Credit: Getty images

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