Author(s): David Boyle

Current Affairs

Did you know that 3 billion people worldwide live on less than $2 a day? Or that an average of 39 people are admitted to hospital in Britain every year for injuries involving tea-cosies?

Numbers are peculiar animals. They can unlock secrets, split atoms, reveal the inner workings of people and machines, or draw patterns of jaw-dropping complexity and beauty. In the East, they have mystical significance