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Mice and mind blowing maths

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 鈥榯rick鈥�.

One scientist is correcting headlines on Twitter by adding one key two-word caveat 鈥� 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 鈥榯rick鈥�.

Presenter: Tim Harford
Producer: Lizzy McNeill

Photo: A mouse in hand / Credit: Getty images

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Tue 20 Aug 2019 01:50GMT
主播大秀 World Service

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