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... because environmental factors also come into play. Uncertainty comes into almost every aspect of the analysis, and to enable ... David Speigelhalter's Plus column or visit the Understanding uncertainty website . (54, editorial, Genes, mathematics ...

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... 2009 In this issue... Understanding uncertainty: Football crazy On May 22nd 2009 the English Premier league ...

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December 2008 Understanding uncertainty: What was the probability of Obama winning? This may seem ... anything from investigating diners' tipping behaviour to understanding climate change and genetics. ...

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March 2009 Understanding uncertainty: 2845 ways of spinning risk Would you prefer a game with a ... astronomical observations 400 years ago revolutionised our understanding of the Universe. But few people know that Galileo wasn't the ...

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... 2009 In this issue... Understanding uncertainty: Breast screening, a statistical controversy One in nine ...

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September 2008 Understanding uncertainty: How long will you live? Well, no-one knows exactly, but ...

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... to the other without crossing or For a deeper understanding of the problem, try researching the fundamental group . This ... fractions, dynamical systems, hyperbolic geometry, and uncertainty. Winding Numbers and Topology Thanks so much. ...

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... Plus in attendance will be the Cambridge-based blogs Understanding Uncertainty and Sciencebase . There aren't many mathematically focused ...

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... a controlled process called programmed cell death . Understanding this process has great biological and medical importance - cancer ... work on how people make decisions in the face of uncertainty and risk. The other winner, Vernon Smith of George Mason ...

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... pattern rather than randomness, certainty rather than uncertainty, existence rather than nonexistence, predator in the bushes rather ... is one way we're easily misled when it comes to our understanding of probability. The thing to remember is that rare things happen ...

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