Friends reunited

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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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In nour local art gallery in Newcastle I met by chance two Dutch colleagues of my brother, who worked in the Netherlands. I knew one was called Helen. We agreed to meet that evening. Five minutes later, also in the gallery, I met an ex pupil of mine whom I had not seen for 15 years, called Helen Scott. We chatted. At home, I realised I did not know the surname of my brother's friend, Helen, in order to phone her hotel and rearrange our time of meeting. I phoned my brother, to be told that hthis Helen's surname was also 'Scott' - two Heln Scotts as blasts from the past within 5 minutes!
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Date submitted:Sun, 15 Jan 2012 15:29:32 +0000Coincidence ID:4684