The art of counting - a podcast by BBC Radio 4

Who is counting, why are they counting, and what are they are counting?
These three questions are important to ask when trying to understand numbers, according to Deborah Stone, author of Counting, How We Use Numbers to Decide What Matters.In this episode, she explains how different ways of totting up can have real-world consequences.

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