New aquaintences I nearly already knew
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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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I travelled to northern France in 1999 to see the total solar eclipse. I found a great spot in a field but unfortunately we had cloud for the brief time the fun was eclipsed. It went dark however and it was a special experience which I shall never forget. Two years later I started work at the Planetsrium in Glasgow and two of my new colleagues were also in France for the eclipse, one of them 2km west of my position and the other 2km east of my position. Not a fantastic coincidence as we are all astronomers.
Date submitted:Thu, 20 Jun 2013 19:29:59 +0000Coincidence ID:7070
