How would you react if you received this SMS? BUSHFIRE WARNING. LEAVE NOW.When we evacuate from a bushfire, we fall into one of seven types of evacuee; from Threat Deniers, to Worried Waverers, to Experienced Independents. This is the story of a bad evacuee turned good.

How would you react if you received this SMS? BUSHFIRE WARNING. LEAVE NOW. When we evacuate from a bushfire, we fall into one of seven types of evacuee; from Threat Deniers, to Worried Waverers, to Experienced Independents. This is the story of a bad evacuee turned good.

16.2 How we evacuate

During the recent Australian bushfire crisis, numbers gave us a sense of the unprecedented scale of the disaster; 12.6 million hectares burnt, 431 megatons of carbon dioxide emitted, one billion animals killed. But where do these numbers come from?

16.1 Fact checking the fire season

Is Benjamin Geen a killer, or the unluckiest guy in England?

15.0 An unusual pattern

Wally Conron invented the labradoodle, one of the world's most popular dogs. He now considers the breed his "life's regret".

14.0 The labradoodle of regret

Where and when did a digital computer play music for the first time?

13.1 Electronic music’s origin story [BONUS]

How do you turn a Nintendo Game Boy into a musical instrument?

13.0 Chiptune

12.0 The Tattoowierer

Who knew there was a hidden dinosaur extinction?

11.1 The hidden extinction [BONUS]

Why does my three-year-old know more about dinosaurs than I do?

11.0 Dino explosion!

What can Radiohead tell us about our ancient connection to rhythm?

10.0 One, two, three, four!

Sum of All Parts tells extraordinary stories about the unseen influence that numbers have on the way we think, feel and behave.

Maryam Mirzakhani

Professor Maryam Mirzakhani was the first woman to win the prestigious Fields Medal. She died in 2017.

9.4 Remembering Maryam Mirzakhani (SOAP presents.. Ockham's Razor)

Zillion. Squillion. Kajillion. What are these numbers?

9.3 Zillions (SOAP presents.. The Allusionist)

From calls intended for a phone sex line, to mis-tweeted phone numbers, these stories are from the world of wrong numbers.

9.2 Wrong Number (SOAP presents.. Twenty Thousand Hertz)

“Six degrees of separation” is the idea that you can connect any two people in the world by no more than six friend-to-friend steps. But how does the concept hold up when you dig into the science?

9.1 Six Degrees (SOAP presents.. Undiscovered)

Coming in late 2018: Sum of All Parts season 2! But in the meantime, a special treat - SOAP presents.. A month of our favourite stories from the world of numbers made by friends of the show.

9.0 Presenting.. SOAP presents..

Two drugs; the old and the new, the known and the unknown. And the delicate tipping point between efficiency and chaos. This story was produced for the ABC podcast Science Friction.

8.0 A tale of two drugs [BONUS]

Two Trains tells the story of income inequality along the New York City 2 Train.

7.1 Two Trains [BONUS]

Brant Guichard has heard The Music for as long as he can remember.

7.0 The sound of seizure

George Solo-son

Did George Harrison "cheat" the solo to A Hard Day's Night?

6.1 Slow down, George Solo-son [BONUS]

No one’s sure exactly how the most famous chord in popular music was played. Until now.

6.0 Magical Mystery Chord

I’m super into niche trivia and coming at it from a numbers angle is fascinating!

Love this podcast!

I have only just discovered this and am already saddened to know it ended in 2018. It’s excellent.

Absolutely captivating

Sum of All Parts

A musician gives up the rock n' roll dream for number theory, and a glimpse of the infinite.

2.0 The Infinite God

Melbourne, 1989. Two teenagers hack Australia's recently established internet connection, and infiltrate some of the world’s most secure computer networks.

3.0 Phoenix + Electron

The United States digs its heels in over measurement - or does it? (This episode is a co-production with the podcast 99% Invisible).

5.0 Give an inch, take a millimetre..

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