Abortion, modern slavery, math versus maths

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Abortion, modern slavery, math versus maths

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May 11, 2018

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(00:26) The UK abortion statistics gaining attention in Ireland’s referendum debate (03:49) Superforecasting author Phillip Tetlock talks to Tim Harford (09:51) Modern Slavery figures in the UK (17:43) Should you say math or maths?

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May 11, 2018

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Tim Harford and the More or Less team try to make sense of the statistics which surround us. From BBC Radio 4

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