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From ancient Rome to Nazi Germany, the remarkable history of the census
In the wake of Australia's latest Census, data scientist and census historian Andrew Whitby reflects on the enduring power of counting populations, drawing on three millennia of census-taking to show how nations have been shaped by the quest to measure themselves. From the ancient world to today, he argues that while every census is necessarily imperfect, the effort to capture who we are can bring societies closer to understanding themselves.Guest: Andrew Whitby, author of The Sum of the People: How the Census Has Shaped Nations, from the Ancient World to the Modern Age
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