Rachel Riley, Countdown: do maths, not war

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Rachel Riley is known to millions as the co-host and resident mathematician of the cult TV show 'Countdown', and its off-shoot '8 out of 10 cats does Countdown'. In 2013 she appeared on the hit BBC show 'Strictly Come Dancing'. Now she's taking on the online trolls with the Centre for Countering Digital Hate. In the first episode of Women Tech Charge series 2, Rachel Riley talks to Anne Marie Imafidon about being Britain's favourite TV mathematician, and why we should do maths, not war.Rachel Riley is on Twitter and Instagram at @RachelRileyRR.Anne Marie Imafidon is on Twitter @aimafidon and Instagram @notyouraverageAMIPlease subscribe and rate this show - it really helps share the tech love with a wider audience.Join the conversation with the hashtag #WomenTechCharge on Twitter, and join the Evening Standard Tech group on FacebookFor more tech content from the Evening Standard visit Standard.co.uk/tech Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Rachel Riley is known to millions as the co-host and resident mathematician of the cult TV show 'Countdown', and its off-shoot '8 out of 10 cats does Countdown'. In 2013 she appeared on the hit BBC show 'Strictly Come Dancing'. Now she's taking on...

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