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Kelvin Prestige Lecture - 'Risk, Chance, Probability and Gambling'

Free talk by Simon Singh about the maths behind luck, risk and coincidence.


Simon Singh, Author and Broadcaster, will talk about the mathematics behind various situations involving luck, risk and coincidence. Our lives are dominated by chance and Simon will give some examples that illustrate how our intuition often misleads us. Simon will also demonstrate how mathematics and critical thinking can help us live, thrive and survive.


Speaker(s):

Dr Simon Singh | talks | www

 

Date and Time:

15 March 2007 at 6:30 pm

Duration:

1 hour

 

Venue:

The IET (London offices)
Savoy Place
London
WC2R 0BL
02073445443
http://www.theiet.org

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Tickets:

Free

Available from:

This event is free to attend and open to all.Please register for you place at http://www.theiet.org/events/kelvin/index.cfm

Additional Information:

There will be refreshments from 6pm.

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