Sum of All Parts

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  • 4.8 (105)
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Sum of All Parts

Sum of All Parts tells extraordinary stories about the unseen influence that numbers have on the way we think, feel and behave. 

  1. 02/20/2020

    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. This is the story of a bad evacuee turned good.

    27 min

  2. 02/14/2020

    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?

    25 min

  3. 09/26/2019

    15.0 An unusual pattern

    Is Benjamin Geen a killer, or the unluckiest guy in England?

    30 min

  4. 09/19/2019

    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".

    25 min

  5. 08/15/2019

    13.1 Electronic music’s origin story [BONUS]

    Where and when did a digital computer play music for the first time?

    23 min

  6. 08/08/2019

    13.0 Chiptune

    How do you turn a Nintendo Game Boy into a musical instrument?

    27 min

  7. 07/04/2019

    12.0 The Tattoowierer

    Who was the tattooist of Auschwitz?

    27 min

  8. 06/25/2019

    11.1 The hidden extinction [BONUS]

    Who knew there was a hidden dinosaur extinction?

    4 min
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4.8
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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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  • Creator
    ABC listen
  • Years Active
    2017 - 2020
  • Episodes
    49
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Copyright 2025, Australian Broadcasting Corporation. All right reserved.
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