In which I take the ice-bucket challenge the nerdy way…

On “More or Less” this week we discuss the ice bucket challenge: are viral memes a good way to get people giving to charity, or does it make us careless about what the charities are doing with the money? Is it possible to use data to identify the very best charity in the world? Listen on bbc.co.uk/moreorless.

You can donate to the Schistosomiasis Control Initiative here: http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/schisto

 

 

I’d just like to clarify that I an not sitting on the loo – it’s a shower with a seat. Oh, why am I even bothering to try to maintain my dignity?