Sum of All Parts

Sum of All Parts

Sum of All Parts tells extraordinary stories about the unseen influence that numbers have on the way we think, feel and behave.

Episodes

16.2 How we evacuate

February 20, 2020 • 27 mins
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.
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16.1 Fact checking the fire season

February 14, 2020 • 25 mins
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?
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15.0 An unusual pattern

September 26, 2019 • 30 mins
Is Benjamin Geen a killer, or the unluckiest guy in England?
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14.0 The labradoodle of regret

September 19, 2019 • 25 mins
Wally Conron invented the labradoodle, one of the world's most popular dogs. He now considers the breed his "life's regret".
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13.1 Electronic music’s origin story [BONUS]

August 15, 2019 • 22 mins
Where and when did a digital computer play music for the first time?
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13.0 Chiptune

August 8, 2019 • 26 mins
How do you turn a Nintendo Game Boy into a musical instrument?
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12.0 The Tattoowierer

July 4, 2019 • 26 mins
Who was the tattooist of Auschwitz?
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11.1 The hidden extinction [BONUS]

June 25, 2019 • 3 mins
Who knew there was a hidden dinosaur extinction?
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11.0 Dino explosion!

June 20, 2019 • 33 mins
Why does my three-year-old know more about dinosaurs than I do?
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10.0 One, two, three, four!

June 7, 2019 • 33 mins
What can Radiohead tell us about our ancient connection to rhythm?
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9.4 Remembering Maryam Mirzakhani (SOAP presents.. Ockham's Razor)

June 29, 2018 • 13 mins
Professor Maryam Mirzakhani was the first woman to win the prestigious Fields Medal. She died in 2017.
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9.3 Zillions (SOAP presents.. The Allusionist)

June 22, 2018 • 18 mins
Zillion. Squillion. Kajillion. What are these numbers?
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9.2 Wrong Number (SOAP presents.. Twenty Thousand Hertz)

June 15, 2018 • 28 mins
From calls intended for a phone sex line, to mis-tweeted phone numbers, these stories are from the world of wrong numbers.
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9.1 Six Degrees (SOAP presents.. Undiscovered)

June 8, 2018 • 36 mins
“Six degrees of separation” is the idea that you can connect any two people in the world by no more than six friend-to-friend steps. But how does the concept hold up when you dig into the science?
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9.0 Presenting.. SOAP presents..

June 7, 2018 • 1 min
Coming in late 2018: Sum of All Parts season 2! But in the meantime, a special treat - SOAP presents.. A month of our favourite stories from the world of numbers made by friends of the show.
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8.0 A tale of two drugs [BONUS]

December 1, 2017 • 29 mins
Two drugs; the old and the new, the known and the unknown. And the delicate tipping point between efficiency and chaos. This story was produced for the ABC podcast Science Friction.
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7.1 Two Trains [BONUS]

November 7, 2017 • 10 mins
Two Trains tells the story of income inequality along the New York City 2 Train.
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7.0 The sound of seizure

November 3, 2017 • 25 mins
Brant Guichard has heard The Music for as long as he can remember.
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6.1 Slow down, George Solo-son [BONUS]

October 31, 2017 • 5 mins
Did George Harrison "cheat" the solo to A Hard Day's Night?
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6.0 Magical Mystery Chord

October 27, 2017 • 22 mins
No one’s sure exactly how the most famous chord in popular music was played. Until now.
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