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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Ten thousand year old camel bones were found. Why is this significant?
The euro reached a record high against the dollar. What does that mean?
Last night eight Democrats talked turkey. Or so to speak...
How an important body part gets passed around, and used to avoid justice.
How many earth like planets could there be and how many could support life as we know it?
Just how many innocent people are behind bars and why
Billions of bees have gone AWOL, leaving crops unpollinated. What's the cause?
Can numbers tell the whole story behind an employee's job performance?
Some interesting - suprising stats - on children and divorce in America
Do the best always rise to the top of their profession?
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?
First it was the 60s, then Bill Clinton and Sinead O'Connor, and now John Edwards. A hair-raising experience!
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.
An analysis of last name frequencies turns up some surprising results.
The Northeast took a beating it had not seen for many years.