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Fertility: when is too late?

Psychologist Jean Twenge argues that women in their late thirties shouldn鈥檛 be as anxious about their prospects of having a baby as is commonly assumed. Tim Harford finds...

Psychologist Jean Twenge argues that women in their late thirties shouldn鈥檛 be as anxious about their prospects of having a baby as is commonly assumed. Tim Harford finds fertility experts agree. The economy鈥檚 turning a corner, the Chancellor says - Tim Harford takes a closer look at the numbers. Plus, sexual violence statistics in Asia; Britain鈥檚 鈥榮mall island鈥� status rebutted; and does Africa really have a 鈥榙rinking problem鈥�? This is the edition of the programme first broadcast on 麻豆社 Radio 4.

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