Former colleague

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understandinguncertainty.org was produced by the Winton programme for the public understanding of risk based in the Statistical Laboratory in the University of Cambridge. The aim was to help improve the way that uncertainty and risk are discussed in society, and show how probability and statistics can be both useful and entertaining.

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1) I work in a hospital in London. A Professor who had retired from the department 10 years ago and now lives in Gloucester occasionally popped in to say hello when he was in the area. I had not seen him for 2 years when what looked like a personal letter arrived for him. I e-mailed him to ask where I should send it and half an hour later he arrived at my office - and he doesn't have one of those phones on which he can pick up e-mails! 2) Some years ago two colleagues bumped into each other in a tiny village in Tuscany.
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Date submitted:Mon, 16 Jan 2012 12:28:56 +0000Coincidence ID:5080