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  • Plus Advent Calendar Door #7: Was maths to blame for the financial crisis?

    7 December, 2018
    House made of money

    Will maths give you the mortage?

    This time of year can be very expensive. Money was particularly worrying when we made this podcast in September 2008, when the global financial crisis began to ripple across the world. We asked David Hand, Chris Rogers and John Coates if maths was to blame for the world's money troubles.

    This podcast accompanies the article Is maths to blame?

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