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Would firing staff 'at will' work? (R4) May 28, 2012

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Is there any evidence to support the Beecroft Review's recommended changes to employment law? Plus: hard-working Greeks, infidelity, and Ben Goldacre on publication bias.

The maths of infidelity (WS) May 25, 2012

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It’s a very commonly-held belief that men are less faithful than women But it takes two to tango. So can this be mathematically possible? And we answer a cry for help from an Australian listener who wants to be “a bit more average”.

Where are the world hardest workers? (WS) May 21, 2012

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Earlier in the year we found out that Greeks put in more working hours than Germans. But the Germans are more efficient. So that got us thinking: who works the longest hours in the world?

Troubled families and unneutered cats. (R4) May 17, 2012

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Troubled families, nursing numbers and the mathematical consequences of unneutered cats.

Trouble on the Greek railways (WS) May 14, 2012

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Would it be cheaper to send every Greek rail passenger by taxi instead? This programme was first broadcast on the BBC World Service.

Are CEOs worth it? (R4) May 11, 2012

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Executive pay, chess and trouble on the Greek railway.

A grand economic experiment? (WS) May 04, 2012

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Are we witnessing a grand economic experiment being played out between Europe, trying to cut its way out of trouble, and the United States, trying to spend its way to redemption? Plus, we investigate the height of North Koreans. This programme was first broadcast on the BBC World Service.

Austerity, border queues and bank holidays (R4) May 04, 2012

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Are we witnessing a grand economic experiment playing out between Britain and the United States? How long have travellers been waiting to get through immigration at Heathrow? Plus, are you going to destroy the economy this bank holiday weekend?

The formula that changed the world Apr 27, 2012

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The Midas Formula - In this week's More or Less: The story of Black-Scholes, the equation that transformed Wall Street – and the arguments over whether it made the world a better place, or helped cause the financial mess we have all been dealing with for the past five years. This programme was first broadcast on the BBC World Service.

The formula that changed the world Apr 27, 2012

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Rain and drought in numbers, the formula which changed Wall Street and then the world forever - and why Conservative MPs used to be taller than their Labour counterparts.

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