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Where could we fit the entire world’s population?

If all the world’s population crowded together, where could we all fit? London? Texas? And as the soccer season returns is it possible to measure the effectiveness of a manager?

If all the world’s population crowded together, where could we all fit? London? Texas? More or Less figures it out, and separates fact from fiction. And, as the soccer season returns, is it possible to measure the effectiveness of a team’s manager? We hear from David Sally, author of The Numbers Game.

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Mon 12 Aug 2013 02:50GMT
BBC World Service Online

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