7. The Gossip Mill
Released Monday, 2nd October 2023
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7. The Gossip Mill
7. The Gossip Mill
Monday, 2nd October 2023
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2008, Hungary: a researcher stands on a factory floor quizzing a bemused employee. The tile manufacturing company is in trouble, and the researcher is there to help. But his questions seem silly: Who do you go to for advice? Who do you chat to?
What use is the science of networks to a company producing floor tiles?
Hannah Fry tells a tale about the precarious power of networks.
Episode Producer: Ilan GoodmanSound Design: Jon NichollsStory Editor: John Yorke
A series for Radio 4 by BBC Science in Cardiff.
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