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Bad statistics: How not to be misled – with Jennifer Rogers
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Innehåll tillhandahållet av Ri Science Podcast. Allt poddinnehåll inklusive avsnitt, grafik och podcastbeskrivningar laddas upp och tillhandahålls direkt av Ri Science Podcast eller deras podcastplattformspartner. Om du tror att någon använder ditt upphovsrättsskyddade verk utan din tillåtelse kan du följa processen som beskrivs här https://sv.player.fm/legal.
You might have heard that vending machines are more likely to kill you than a shark, but they aren’t the only deadly object out there. You’re also more likely to be killed by falling coconuts, lightning strikes, bathtubs and your own bed. Swimming in shark-infested waters might actually be safer than hiding in your own house.
In this episode, statistician Jennifer Rogers delves into the numbers to show you how statistics can help you to make better decisions about risky activities.
- Follow Jennifer on Twitter: https://twitter.com/StatsJen
- Find out more on Jennifer's website: www.jenniferrogers.co.uk
- Watch the video version of this episode: https://youtu.be/OfVaOqLUbZA
This talk was recorded from our theatre at the Royal Institution on 11 March 2019.
Please leave this episode a rating and a review to let us know what you think, and to help more people discover the podcast.
- Get tickets for upcoming talks and livestreams: rigb.org/whats-on
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Produced by: Charlotte Collingwood
Music by: Joseph Sandy
Thumbnail image credit: Javaistan via Pixabay
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Manage episode 359527688 series 1264732
Innehåll tillhandahållet av Ri Science Podcast. Allt poddinnehåll inklusive avsnitt, grafik och podcastbeskrivningar laddas upp och tillhandahålls direkt av Ri Science Podcast eller deras podcastplattformspartner. Om du tror att någon använder ditt upphovsrättsskyddade verk utan din tillåtelse kan du följa processen som beskrivs här https://sv.player.fm/legal.
You might have heard that vending machines are more likely to kill you than a shark, but they aren’t the only deadly object out there. You’re also more likely to be killed by falling coconuts, lightning strikes, bathtubs and your own bed. Swimming in shark-infested waters might actually be safer than hiding in your own house.
In this episode, statistician Jennifer Rogers delves into the numbers to show you how statistics can help you to make better decisions about risky activities.
- Follow Jennifer on Twitter: https://twitter.com/StatsJen
- Find out more on Jennifer's website: www.jenniferrogers.co.uk
- Watch the video version of this episode: https://youtu.be/OfVaOqLUbZA
This talk was recorded from our theatre at the Royal Institution on 11 March 2019.
Please leave this episode a rating and a review to let us know what you think, and to help more people discover the podcast.
- Get tickets for upcoming talks and livestreams: rigb.org/whats-on
- YouTube: youtube.com/TheRoyalInstitution
- Twitter: twitter.com/Ri_Science
- Patreon: patreon.com/TheRoyalInstitution
Produced by: Charlotte Collingwood
Music by: Joseph Sandy
Thumbnail image credit: Javaistan via Pixabay
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Artificial Intelligence has suddenly gone from the fringes of science to being everywhere. So how did we get here? And where's this all heading? In this new series of Science Friction, we're finding out.
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…
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Whether we wear a lab coat or haven't seen a test tube since grade school, science is shaping all of our lives. And that means we all have science stories to tell. Every year, we host dozens of live shows all over the country, featuring all kinds of storytellers - researchers, doctors, and engineers of course, but also patients, poets, comedians, cops, and more. Some of our stories are heartbreaking, others are hilarious, but they're all true and all very personal. Welcome to The Story Collider!
…
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Come dive into one of the curiously delightful conversations overheard at National Geographic’s headquarters, as we follow explorers, photographers, and scientists to the edges of our big, weird, beautiful world. Hosted by Peter Gwin and Amy Briggs.
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…
continue reading
DNA science. Artificial intelligence. Smartphones and 3D printers. Science and technology have transformed the world we live in. But how did we get here? It wasn’t by accident. Well, sometimes it was. It was also the result of hard work, teamwork, and competition. And incredibly surprising moments. Hosted by bestselling author Steven Johnson (“How We Got To Now”), American Innovations uses immersive scenes to tell the stories of the scientists, engineers, and ordinary people behind the great ...
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…
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