David Hand discusses Measurement by The British Academy published on 2016-10-07T10:30:53Z Professor David J Hand FBA talks about his new book, 'Measurement: A Very Short Introduction' (published 2016, Oxford University Press). He talks about the historical development of measurement - from our early need to measure the physical world, to the measurement of less concrete social concepts. And there is a discussion of our schizophrenic attitude to measurement and statistics. Speakers: Professor David J Hand FBA, Emeritus Professor of Mathematics, Imperial College London James Rivington, Editor, British Academy Review (interviewer) Recorded 28 September 2016.