Numb3rs (broadcast Friday, October 5th, 2007)

Want to catch a criminal? Join Ira Flatow on this hour of Science Friday for an hour of crime fighting. First--the numbers behind the television show "Numb3rs." We'll talk with two mathematicians about how the police use math to fight crime. Teachers, find more information about using Science Friday as a classroom resource in the Kids' Connection.

Guests

Gary Lorden
Coauthor, "The Numbers Behind Numb3rs" (Plume Books, 2007) Professor, Mathematics California Institute of Technology Math Consultant, television show "Numb3rs" Pasadena, California

Keith Devlin
Coauthor, "The Numbers Behind Numb3rs" (Plume Books, 2007) Executive Director, Stanford University's Center for the Study of Language and Information Consulting Professor, Mathematics Stanford University Palo Alto, California