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24/04/2009

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30 minutes
First broadcast:
Friday 24 April 2009

Tim Harford examines how the arithmetic behind sustainable energy adds up, asks whether putting in 100 per cent effort is enough and declares a dictatorship in an attempt to explain the national debt.

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  1. Image for More or Less: Behind the Stats

    More or Less: Behind the Stats

    Tim Harford investigates numbers in the news. Numbers are used in every area of public debate. But...

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    Tim Harford: Pop-Up Economics

    Economist Tim Harford weaves together economic ideas with some remarkable personal histories,...

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