Ed Sheeran and the mathematics of musical coi...

If you had a choice between instantly receiving £50,000 or a 50% chance to win £1m, which would you pick?When YouGov asked exactly that question to people in the UK, 73% said they would take the £50,000, while 21% opted for the 50/50 chance of winning £1m.As you may or may not ha ...  Show more

What is the error in the calculation Donald Trump used to work out his new tariffs? What happened when the government ordered a recount of bobbies on the beat?When is a tax freeze not a tax freeze? And do redheads really have a 25% higher tolerance to pain? Tim Harford investigat ...  Show more

Whether it's Art Garfunkel's mathematics degree or the structure of the chromatic scale, it's easy to correlate music and math. But why are so many musical minds also well suited for number crunching? Tune in to learn more about music and math.

Intellectual property litigator Terence Ross, discusses pop star Ed Sheeran taking the stand to try to show the jury that he did not steal from Marvin Gaye’s song “Let’s Get It On,” in his Grammy-winning song “Thinking Out Loud.” June Grasso hosts.See omnystudio.com/listener for ...  Show more

Music could improve your maths skills according to a recent study. 

Sarah Hart investigates the mathematical structures underlying musical compositions and literature. Using examples from Monteverdi to Lewis Carroll, Sarah explains to Steve how math affects how we hear music and understand stories.