Sum of All Parts
Sum of All Parts
ABC
Sum of All Parts tells extraordinary stories about the unseen influence that numbers have on the way we think, feel and behave.
16.2 How we evacuate
How would you react if you received this SMS? BUSHFIRE WARNING. LEAVE NOW. When we evacuate from a bushfire, we fall into one of seven types of evacuee; from Threat Deniers, to Worried Waverers, to Experienced Independents. This is the story of a bad evacuee turned good.
Feb 20, 2020
27 min
16.1 Fact checking the fire season
During the recent Australian bushfire crisis, numbers gave us a sense of the unprecedented scale of the disaster; 12.6 million hectares burnt, 431 megatons of carbon dioxide emitted, one billion animals killed. But where do these numbers come from?
Feb 14, 2020
25 min
15.0 An unusual pattern
Is Benjamin Geen a killer, or the unluckiest guy in England?
Sep 26, 2019
30 min
14.0 The labradoodle of regret
Wally Conron invented the labradoodle, one of the world's most popular dogs. He now considers the breed his "life's regret".
Sep 19, 2019
25 min
13.1 Electronic music’s origin story [BONUS]
Where and when did a digital computer play music for the first time?
Aug 15, 2019
22 min
13.0 Chiptune
How do you turn a Nintendo Game Boy into a musical instrument?
Aug 8, 2019
26 min
12.0 The Tattoowierer
Who was the tattooist of Auschwitz?
Jul 4, 2019
26 min
11.1 The hidden extinction [BONUS]
Who knew there was a hidden dinosaur extinction?
Jun 25, 2019
3 min
11.0 Dino explosion!
Why does my three-year-old know more about dinosaurs than I do?
Jun 20, 2019
33 min
10.0 One, two, three, four!
What can Radiohead tell us about our ancient connection to rhythm?
Jun 6, 2019
33 min
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