LanguaTalk

Want to create an interactive transcript for this episode?

View more episodes

Podcast: More or Less

Episode: WS MoreOrLess: Big Numbers

Description: How computers are fooled by big numbers. Chris Baraniuk, technology journalist, talks about the simple software bug that has led to explosions, missing space probes, and more. Plus, an update on the two mothers-to-be whose due dates we analysed earlier on in the year.

Click any word to see translations, usage examples & similar words. Then learn them using saved words.

Text not synced with the audio? See here for why certain podcasts won't sync.

Key for transcripts:

saved words | learned words

Colours will update after you refresh the page.