The numbers behind Squid Game

Tim Harford investigates some of the numbers in the news. On the programme:Last week, Annunziata Rees-Mogg took to X to post a claim about the proportion of sex offences in Dorset that are committed by asylum seekers, writing that “asylum seekers make up 0.8% of Dorset’s populati ...  Show more

It’s said that AI could soon be coming for the jobs of artists, lawyers, and software engineers. But it might now also be threatening a role at the height of academia – are pure mathematicians safe? Last month, a Stanford mathematician woke up to an email, claiming to have the so ...  Show more

Squid Game เล่นลุ้นตาย ซีรีส์เกาหลีเรื่องใหม่ที่หยิบเอาการละเล่นในวัยเด็กมาแปลงร่างเป็นเกมสุดโหดที่หากผู้เล่นทำตามกติกาไม่สำเร็จก็มีทางเลือกเดียวคือตาย เราจึงได้พบสัญชาตญาณการเอาตัวรอดของมนุษย์ที่พร่าเลือนระหว่างดีเลว

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Colin and Samir discuss how Squid Game Saved Netflix and what creators can learn from the storytelling tactics Squid Games used to keep our attention. Subscribe to our free creator economy newsletter: https://www.thepublishpress.com/ Watch the episode on our YouTube Channel: http ...  Show more

It was the sleeper hit that became a cultural phenomenon. But many fans asked themselves how would I fare at Squid Game? Would I survive Red Light, Green Light? Capture all the marbles? Or would I choose wrong on the Glass Bridge? Now they have their chance. In Squid Game: The Ch ...  Show more

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