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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.

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16/09/2023 GMT

How to approach the world through numbers

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Professor David Sumpter talks to Tim Harford about his new book

Professor David Sumpter talks to Tim Harford about his new book, Four Ways of Thinking.

How can we navigate our lives in a more efficient and satisfactory way? It’s a question Professor David Sumpter is looking to answer in his new book, Four Ways of Thinking. He talks to Tim Harford about four different approaches to our day to day challenges.

Presenter: Tim Harford
Producer: Jon Bithrey
Sound Engineer: Andy Fell 
Editor: Richard Vadon

(Picture: Conceptual illustration of mathematics
Credit: Science Photo Library / Getty)

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