Tim Harford and the More or Less team try to make sense of the statistics which surround us. From BBC Radio 4
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Maths and the Mayflower
This year sees the delayed 400th anniversary celebrations of the Mayflower voyage, an event seen as a crucial moment in the history of the United States. But how many people alive today can trace back their lineage to those first 102 passengers? Tim speaks to Rob Eastaway and Dr Misha Ewen about maths and the Mayflower.