Cross Section: David Spiegelhalter – Science Weekly podcast

Science Weekly

• Episode: Cross Section: David Spiegelhalter – Science Weekly podcast
• Website: Science Weekly
• Feed URL: https://www.theguardian.com/science/series/science/podcast.xml
• Duration: 00:23:56
• Published: 2019-04-05 07:00

Prof Sir David Spiegelhalter has a passion for statistics but some argue this type of number crunching is losing its influence and its ability to objectively depict reality. Nicola Davis and Ian Sample investigate how significant statistics are in today’s ‘post-truth’ world. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/sciencepod