Economics in Action » Blogroll http://whystudyeconomics.ac.uk/blog showing why Economics matters Tue, 10 Aug 2010 15:10:27 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 We love numbers http://whystudyeconomics.ac.uk/blog/2009/05/we-love-numbers/ http://whystudyeconomics.ac.uk/blog/2009/05/we-love-numbers/#comments Tue, 05 May 2009 11:37:48 +0000 miriam http://whystudyeconomics.ac.uk/blog/?p=328 Economics is a subject in its own right but it is well known for incorporating other disciplines including sociology, philosophy, politics and maths. Maths in particular is integral to economics.

For some reason maths isn’t often seen as the fascinating subject it is. It allows us to build bridges, measure stars, play hopscotch, make cars, cook; the list seems endless. Economics uses maths to frame and test its theories.

The Radio 4 show More or Less which “is devoted to the powerful, sometimes beautiful, often abused but ever ubiquitous world of numbers” asked well-known guests and contributors to say why they love numbers. The short films include Konnie Huq, Vince Cable and Rick Edwards.

]]> http://whystudyeconomics.ac.uk/blog/2009/05/we-love-numbers/feed/ 0