Ruth Alexander
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4,250 appearances
120 recordings
1 series
first heard Jan 2011
last heard Aug 2018
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So Stefan Klaassen, well, he says it's really difficult to put numbers on this, but broadly speaking, it's probably true.
There are more missing women than men killed in the wars in the 20th century.
Did you ask Amartya's son what he thought?
That's something we've heard so many times here on More or Less.
A word or an image chosen to make a dramatic impact may obscure the detail of exactly what's going on.
But I think what this comparison does do is get across a really important point, that we often talk about the soldiers who have died in war and remember them, but how do you remember women who should exist but don't?
Charlotte, thank you.
If there are any numbers you'd like us to investigate or explain, do please email us.
Our address is moreorless at bbc.co.uk and you can also sign up for a free download of this programme at our website, bbcworldservice.com slash moreorless.
This is the short edition of More or Less, first broadcast on the BBC World Service.
Hello and welcome to More or Less on the BBC World Service.
I'm Ruth Alexander and this week we're putting down the sword of statistical rigour, taking off the armour of analytical certainty and getting in touch with our sensitive side.
This week, the programme's about love, magic, fear and death.
We're talking about how we feel about numbers and about maths.
Helping us open our hearts to numbers is Alex Bellos, whose new book, Alex Through the Looking Glass, documents his quest to find the world's favourite number.
But what is your favourite number?
Alex set up a website asking people to nominate their favourite number.
He got more than 30,000 responses from around the world, tallied up the votes, and the winner is...
The world's favourite number you've discovered in your big survey is the number 7.
What do you think that is?
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