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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 October 26, 2007: The science of dating | File Type: audio/x-mp3 | Duration: 0:51

Women pick men who look like their dad - or not

 October 25, 2007: For the love of avocados | File Type: audio/x-mp3 | Duration: 0:53

A casualty of the California wildfires is the avocado crop

 October 24, 2007: A short history of evacuations | File Type: audio/x-mp3 | Duration: 0:57

Nearly one million Californians have been ordered to evacuate their homes. Is that a lot?

 October 23, 2007: Cleanliness is not next to your kitchen sink | File Type: audio/x-mp3 | Duration: 1:03

Life can be messy, dirty, and full of germs. But the kitchen sink?

 October 22, 2007: Lots of firsts for Louisiana's Governor-elect | File Type: audio/x-mp3 | Duration: 0:51

Bobby Jindal avoids a runoff by garnering a majority of votes against 11 opponents

 October 19, 2007: We'll miss you Joe, but probably not for long | File Type: audio/x-mp3 | Duration: 0:54

It's official: Joe Torre will not be the Yankees' manager in 2008

 October 18, 2007: The math of voting | File Type: audio/x-mp3 | Duration: 0:55

An innovative experiment with immediate runoff elections works in Cary, NC

 October 17, 2007: The deconstruction of the housing market | File Type: audio/x-mp3 | Duration: 1:00

Several factors are creating a perfect storm in the housing market

 October 16, 2007: Social Security Math | File Type: audio/x-mp3 | Duration: 0:56

Now that baby boomers officially collect Social Security, how long will the system last? Whose answer would you trust?

 October 15, 2007: The transformation of AOL | File Type: audio/x-mp3 | Duration: 0:55

Once the hottest Internet property around, AOL repositions its business

 October 12, 2007: Al Gore's fuzzy math vindicated by Nobel Peace Prize | File Type: audio/x-mp3 | Duration: 0:54

What would have happened 7 years ago if the issue of fuzzy math didn't come up during the Presidential debates?

 October 11, 2007: The value of music | File Type: audio/x-mp3 | Duration: 1:00

Radiohead is letting fans decide the price they'll pay

 October 10, 2007: Random rules | File Type: audio/x-mp3 | Duration: 1:00

Random human behavior comes in all shapes and sizes

 October 9, 2007: It's a very small world | File Type: audio/x-mp3 | Duration: 1:07

Two scientists win Nobel Prizes for their work in nanotechnology

 October 8, 2007: The Thompson Paradox | File Type: audio/x-mp3 | Duration: 1:00

Fred Thompson debates for the first time as a Presidential candidate

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