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15/05/2009

Tim Harford takes apart a rogue statistic on domestic violence which has been circulating since the 1990s, and reveals a new mathematical riddle: the Kate Bush conjecture.

Tim Harford takes apart a rogue statistic on domestic violence which has been circulating since the 1990s, questions news reports which suggest that the recession is hitting white collar workers hardest and reveals a new mathematical riddle - the Kate Bush conjecture.

An Open University co production for 91福利社 Radio 4.

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Sun 17 May 2009 20:00
91福利社 Radio 4

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  • Fri 15 May 2009 13:30
    91福利社 Radio 4 FM
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