27 episodes
Sum of All Parts ABC listen
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4.8 • 106 Ratings
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Sum of All Parts tells extraordinary stories about the unseen influence that numbers have on the way we think, feel and behave.
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16.2 How we evacuate
How would you react if you received this SMS?
BUSHFIRE WARNING. LEAVE NOW.
When we evacuate from a bushfire, we fall into one of seven types of evacuee; from Threat Deniers, to Worried Waverers, to Experienced Independents.
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16.1 Fact checking the fire season
During the recent Australian bushfire crisis, numbers gave us a sense of the unprecedented scale of the disaster; 12.6 million hectares burnt, 431 megatons of carbon dioxide emitted, one billion animals killed. But where do these numbers come from?
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15.0 An unusual pattern
Is Benjamin Geen a killer, or the unluckiest guy in England?
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14.0 The labradoodle of regret
Wally Conron invented the labradoodle, one of the world's most popular dogs. He now considers the breed his "life's regret".
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13.1 Electronic music’s origin story [BONUS]
Where and when did a digital computer play music for the first time?
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Customer Reviews
Best podcast
I hate podcasts but I love this one and that is saying something
Numbers aren’t scary
Don’t let the math scare you away. Sum of all parts is wonderfully entertaining for all audiences and shows the endless way that numbers in all their forms infiltrate our lives: from music to phone numbers to the metric system.
Love this podcast!
I’m super into niche trivia and coming at it from a numbers angle is fascinating!
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