Ed Sheeran and the mathematics of musical coi...

Tim Harford investigates some of the numbers in the news. This week:(00:33) Are crumbling teeth the number one reason children attend A&E? We drill down into the dental health of the nation’s kids.(08:20) The US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee has claimed that a quarter of pha ...  Afficher plus

Every year, climate scientists keep a close eye on data coming out of a particular area of the Pacific Ocean. They’re trying to measure the scale of a climate phenomenon - the El Niño event or effect. This is a naturally occurring phenomenon where ocean surface temperatures rise, ...  Afficher plus

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 ...  Afficher plus

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.