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Statistical Uncertainty in the Modern World

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This podcast episode features Sir David Spiegelhalter, a renowned statistician and national treasure, discussing statistical uncertainty in the modern world as part of the Royal Institution's Science Podcast series. Explore how risk and uncertainty have shaped his life and learn practical ways to understand the statistics encountered in everyday life. The conversation coincides with Spiegelhalter delivering the first Discourse in the Royal Institution's bicentennial year. Produced by Lia Hale with music by Joseph Sandy, this 39-minute episode offers valuable insights from a knighted expert who has appeared everywhere from academic settings to shows like Total Wipeout. New episodes of the Ri Science Podcast are released on the last Wednesday of every month.

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Statistical uncertainty in the modern world - Ri Science Podcast with David Spiegelhalter

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