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A light-hearted and unique perspective on today's top news stories by math guru Larry Shiller Copyright: ℗ & © Larry Shiller Fri, 28 Dec 2007 13:00:00 +0100 An open source program seeks to outmath the competition
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attached file: type: audio/x-mp3 size: 1.93 MB here Sat, 12 May 2007 14:00:00 +0200 Fires wreak havoc at opposite ends of the country
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attached file: type: audio/x-mp3 size: 2.03 MB here Thu, 10 May 2007 14:00:00 +0200 Andrea is the first-named storm of the 2007 Atlantic hurricane season, three weeks early.
attached file: type: audio/x-mp3 size: 1.86 MB here Wed, 09 May 2007 14:00:00 +0200 The U.S. Postal Service says be wordy and save.
attached file: type: audio/x-mp3 size: 2.01 MB here Tue, 08 May 2007 14:00:00 +0200 The Senate voted to allow consumers to buy prescription medicines abroad as long as U.S. officials certify the safety and effectiveness of such drugs.
attached file: type: audio/x-mp3 size: 2.06 MB here Mon, 07 May 2007 14:00:00 +0200 Roger Clemens just signed a 1 year, 28 million dollar contract to pitch for the New York Yankees. He will be 45 in August.
attached file: type: audio/x-mp3 size: 2.1 MB here Sun, 06 May 2007 14:00:00 +0200 Greensburg, Kansas was destroyed by a tornado yesterday. Nine people died and rubble was 20 to 30 feet in places.
attached file: type: audio/x-mp3 size: 2.68 MB here Sat, 05 May 2007 14:00:00 +0200 A Mexican army of 4,000 defeated a French army of twice its size on May 5th, 1862 at the Battle of Puebla. It picked an interesting day of the year to do so.
attached file: type: audio/x-mp3 size: 3.26 MB here Fri, 04 May 2007 14:00:00 +0200 The British monarch visited the US for the first time in 16 years.
attached file: type: audio/x-mp3 size: 2 MB here Thu, 03 May 2007 14:00:00 +0200 $1.8 million was stolen from an armored truck yesterday in Hialeah, FL. That's chump change.
attached file: type: audio/x-mp3 size: 1.99 MB here Wed, 02 May 2007 14:00:00 +0200 Yesterday up to 1 million people demanded a path to citizenship for an estimated 12 million illegal immigrants. Maybe it's time to redefine this as a math problem.
attached file: type: audio/x-mp3 size: 1.77 MB here Tue, 01 May 2007 14:00:00 +0200 Blind pilot Miles Hilton-Barber flies halfway around the world. What else can blind people do?
attached file: type: audio/x-mp3 size: 1.88 MB here Mon, 30 Apr 2007 14:00:00 +0200 A tractor trailer crashes in San Francisco, and hundreds of thousands are affected. Could this be the start of the rise of telecommuting?
attached file: type: audio/x-mp3 size: 1.74 MB here Sun, 29 Apr 2007 14:00:00 +0200 Ten thousand year old camel bones were found. Why is this significant?
attached file: type: audio/x-mp3 size: 2.13 MB here Sat, 28 Apr 2007 14:00:00 +0200 The euro reached a record high against the dollar. What does that mean?
attached file: type: audio/x-mp3 size: 2.09 MB here Fri, 27 Apr 2007 14:00:00 +0200 Last night eight Democrats talked turkey. Or so to speak...
attached file: type: audio/x-mp3 size: 1.96 MB here Thu, 26 Apr 2007 14:00:00 +0200 How an important body part gets passed around, and used to avoid justice.
attached file: type: audio/x-mp3 size: 2.16 MB here Wed, 25 Apr 2007 14:00:00 +0200 How many earth like planets could there be and how many could support life as we know it?
attached file: type: audio/x-mp3 size: 1.89 MB here Tue, 24 Apr 2007 14:00:00 +0200 Just how many innocent people are behind bars and why
attached file: type: audio/x-mp3 size: 2.38 MB here Mon, 23 Apr 2007 14:00:00 +0200 Billions of bees have gone AWOL, leaving crops unpollinated. What's the cause?
attached file: type: audio/x-mp3 size: 1.98 MB here Sun, 22 Apr 2007 14:00:00 +0200 Can numbers tell the whole story behind an employee's job performance?
attached file: type: audio/x-mp3 size: 2.07 MB here Sat, 21 Apr 2007 14:00:00 +0200 Some interesting - suprising stats - on children and divorce in America
attached file: type: audio/x-mp3 size: 2.16 MB here Fri, 20 Apr 2007 14:00:00 +0200 Do the best always rise to the top of their profession?
attached file: type: audio/x-mp3 size: 2.22 MB here Thu, 19 Apr 2007 14:00:00 +0200 Interesting stats behind the top ten
attached file: type: audio/x-mp3 size: 2.26 MB here Wed, 18 Apr 2007 14:00:00 +0200 The fascination with - and economics of - hair
attached file: type: audio/x-mp3 size: 1.5 MB here Tue, 17 Apr 2007 14:00:00 +0200 Planetary water 150 light-years from earth
attached file: type: audio/x-mp3 size: 1.61 MB here Mon, 16 Apr 2007 14:00:00 +0200 Regardless of your political persuasion, Gonzalez is a popular surname
attached file: type: audio/x-mp3 size: 1.65 MB here Sun, 15 Apr 2007 14:00:00 +0200 Serious storms
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