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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 ‘trick’.
One scientist is correcting headlines on Twitter by adding one key two-word caveat – 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 ‘trick’.
Presenter: Tim Harford
Producer: Lizzy McNeill
Photo: A mouse in hand / Credit: Getty images
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Tue 20 Aug 2019
01:50GMT
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