# Rob Eastaway
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rob eastaway is an English author who is active in the popularisation of mathematics and was awarded the Zeeman medal in 2017 for excellence in the promotion of maths. He is best known for his books, including the bestselling Why Do Buses Come in Threes? and Maths for Mums and Dads.
AfterMaths: Maths Misused - Our Favourite Everyday Errors
In this week’s Aftermaths, Jon and Becky dive into the wonderfully frustrating world of mathematical misuses in everyday life, inspired by a brilliant email from listener Sam Asplund, a Year 4 teacher and maths lead from Ketten Primary School.
After a pupil requested a “cheese square” during sna ...
Shakespeare and Mathematics
Many Shakespeare fans don’t think of themselves as “math people.” They’re theater kids, poetry lovers, bookworms, right? But in Shakespeare’s world, math and literature were deeply intertwined. In Much Ado About Numbers: Shakespeare’s Mathematical Life and Times, mathematician Rob Eastaway explo ...
Is this Premier League striker a secret maths genius?
Chelsea striker Liam Delap has recently stunned fans on Instagram by apparently doing incredibly complicated calculations in his head, finding what’s known as the cube root of some very large numbers.
But is he really a human calculator? Or is there something else going on? Tim Harford speaks to ...
Fear of Numbers, with Rob Eastaway
The history of humans arguing about climate change is often just people throwing large numbers at each other. So it's time for an episode about how we think about numbers, why our brains are prone to falling for dodgy sums dressed up as facts, and how we can all learn to maths up a bit.
Joinin ...
Much Ado About Numbers: A Conversation With Rob Eastaway
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For today’s guest episode I was pleased to get the chance to talk to Rob Eastaway, author of a book all about Shakespeare and his relationship to numbers and mathematics. Rob’s book ‘Much Ado About Numbers’ is a very entertaining read, whatever your level of understanding maths migh ...
Debunking the claim that migrants will get half of new homes
Tim Harford investigates some of the numbers in the news. This week:
(00:42) The Daily Express claims that ‘Migrants will get half of all new homes’, based on a calculation from the Conservatives. We explain why that’s not what the numbers say, and ask what the Conservatives own record on migrat ...
WS MoreOrLess: Golden Ticket
In Roald Dahl’s novel "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory", Charlie Bucket wins a golden ticket to visit Willy Wonka’s factory. But one of our younger More or Less listeners in England wanted to find out what the chances would be of winning one of those Golden Tickets. So we sent maths book autho ...
How old is your dog?
It's often said that one dog year equals seven human years. But is it true? Tim Harford and Ben Carter unveil the More or Less Dogulator. Plus, 15 distant relatives of England’s King Richard III are petitioning the High Court about where the king should be buried. Some reporting has implied that ...
Much Ado About Numbers: Shakespeare’s Mathematical Life and Times Audiobook by Rob Eastaway
https://libranovo.com/free Listen to free audiobooks with a 30-day free trial! Title: Much Ado About Numbers: Shakespeare’s Mathematical Life and TimesGenres: History, Fiction & Literature, Europe, Science & Technology, Mathematics, Literary CriticismAuthor: Rob EastawayNarrator: Liam GerrardRel ...
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