How we shook the world of very large numbers
How an edition of More or Less influenced what the world calls extremely large numbers
How did an edition of More or Less from 2017 end up influencing the choice of official names for extremely large numbers? We tell the tale of how an interview between presenter Tim Harford and maths whizz Rob Eastaway did just that. Also featuring Professor Richard Brown, head of metrology at the UK鈥檚 National Physical Laboratory.
Presenter: Tim Harford
Producer: Jon Bithrey
Editor: Richard Vadon
Production Coordinator: Janet Staples
Sound Engineer: James Beard
Image: Large number, Credit: Getty Images
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More or Less
Tim Harford explains the numbers and statistics used in everyday life.
