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What have I got to Lose?
‘Freedom’s just another word for nothing left to lose’ sang Janis Joplin, and working out what – if anything – there is to lose in general is frequently a good strategy. This was brought home to me recently in discussing … Continue reading
Posted in Careers, Science Culture
Tagged decision, opportunity, risk
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Risk, Education and Politicians
As usual I’m a trifle behindhand in my reading, so only now am I catching up with the Darwin Lectures on Risk, a series of lectures given in 2010 and now available as a book or on your Kindle). This … Continue reading
Posted in Communicating Science, Education, Uncategorized
Tagged British Academy, David Spiegelhalter, mathematics, quantitative skills, risk, statistics
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