Our podcast on science and technology. The professor and author explains how to use maths to navigate through the probabilities and risks of modern life
can be an unpredictable and uncertain place. While some people relish those uncertainties, others become crippled by anxiety. Our guest has a way to help: mathematics. Specifically, statistics. Get better at spotting patterns and you’ll gain an understanding of the real nature of risk, chance and luck. Used properly, the surprising science of statistics can provide a sense of order to the risks of everyday life and could even help us make wiser decisions.
’s science and technology editor, speaks to Sir David Spiegelhater, a professor of statistics at the University of Cambridge and the author of “The Art of Uncertainty”.Also on the daily podcast: why Britain won’t rejoin the EU and the curse of the Michelin starOur weekly podcast on China.
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