Today's Math behind the News with Larry Shiller show

Today's Math behind the News with Larry Shiller

Summary: A light-hearted and unique perspective on today's top news stories with Larry Shiller, America's math expert.

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 April 29, 2007: The geometry behind camels | File Type: audio/x-mp3 | Duration: 2:19

Ten thousand year old camel bones were found. Why is this significant?

 April 28, 2007: Dollars and euros | File Type: audio/x-mp3 | Duration: 2:17

The euro reached a record high against the dollar. What does that mean?

 April 27, 2007: Donkeys and elephants | File Type: audio/x-mp3 | Duration: 2:09

Last night eight Democrats talked turkey. Or so to speak...

 April 26, 2007: All about kidneys | File Type: audio/x-mp3 | Duration: 2:01

How an important body part gets passed around, and used to avoid justice.

 April 25, 2007: Earth II | File Type: audio/x-mp3 | Duration: 2:04

How many earth like planets could there be and how many could support life as we know it?

 April 24, 2007: Guilty or innocent? | File Type: audio/x-mp3 | Duration: 2:36

Just how many innocent people are behind bars and why

 April 23, 2007: Of birds and bees | File Type: audio/x-mp3 | Duration: 2:10

Billions of bees have gone AWOL, leaving crops unpollinated. What's the cause?

 April 22, 2007: Measuring job performance | File Type: audio/x-mp3 | Duration: 2:16

Can numbers tell the whole story behind an employee's job performance?

 April 21, 2007: Of children, voice mail, and divorce | File Type: audio/x-mp3 | Duration: 2:18

Some interesting - suprising stats - on children and divorce in America

 April 20, 2007: Sanjaya gets the boot - is that typical? | File Type: audio/x-mp3 | Duration: 2:28

Do the best always rise to the top of their profession?

 April 19, 2007: America's top companies | File Type: audio/x-mp3 | Duration: 2:18

Fortune Magazine just released its 2007 most admired company list. Who made it and what's so interesting about that? And who did not and why?

 April 18, 2007: The trouble with haircuts | File Type: audio/x-mp3 | Duration: 1:38

First it was the 60s, then Bill Clinton and Sinead O'Connor, and now John Edwards. A hair-raising experience!

 April 17, 2007: Of water and life | File Type: audio/x-mp3 | Duration: 1:45

On a day filled with tragedy on the Virgina Tech campus, we are also filled with wonder at the discovery of water in a planet outside our solar system.

 April 16, 2007: Gonzalez - What's in a name? | File Type: audio/x-mp3 | Duration: 1:48

An analysis of last name frequencies turns up some surprising results.

 April 15, 2007: Nor'easters | File Type: audio/x-mp3 | Duration: 1:23

The Northeast took a beating it had not seen for many years.

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