Siffer

In today's program goes Jo to Las Vegas to find out how to win the game, and to speak to a private detective who revealed the world's most famous card counters.

People have counted at all times, but what exactly is the best way to count on? Presenter Jo Røislien learn to count as a computer meets world champion in mental arithmetic and reveals that the Earth probably go under in 2012.

Presenter and mathematician Jo Røislien takes a closer look at some of the numbers we are most concerned: those that specify how much money we have. First stop is Iceland, which is still struggling with the after-effects of the financial crisis. He considers whether we should make a bold investment and buy the whole saga with our oil money, and meet the real estate agent and the country's finance minister to discuss the plan.

Mathematician and presenter Jo Røislien shows us that the number is the best medicine. In Siffer today we're bloodletting, throwing darts with caffeine in our blood, spreading ducks, the brain is so fond of the pattern that the tricks us, and we wonder how much a year of your life is really worth.

Presenter and mathematician Jo Røislien speculates plantings basic properties, especially on the shape of the universe. Is that a donut or a ball? He goes on pilgrimage there perhaps the world's smartest man lives without bothering his eccentric mind, but with a native pop star as interpreter and driver.

Jo helps some criminals talking about cold war submarine and looks at why we got the main airport at Gardermoen. He also tries to become a champion in rock-paper-scissors.

It's harder than you think to make big things small and small things big. Jo is visiting skyscrapers, the world's tallest man and find out about if champagne really is better in a magnum bottle.

Why do we know so much about the future climate when we are unable to forecast the weather in two weeks? Can we ever get rid of the butterfly effect? What have dogs to do with statistics? We experiment with children, and speaking with a Nobel winner on why it is so difficult to solve the climate crisis.

Presenter Jo Røislien look at the power of numbers. Is it really such a good idea to let the majority decide, and why do we have Social Security? He will also find out how you can easily tamper with the polls, and the fraction that controls the composition of Stortinget.

Jo looks into network mathematics. He reveals how advanced mathematics behind five common errands. He also obtains information about the spread of disease due to school students kissing. Moreover, he tests whether the well-known urban myth of "Six degrees of separation" votes. For is it really like that you know everyone in the world using six joints?