'telepathic' outburst

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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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When I was a teenager and still living at home, I was watching the start of some kind of quiz show. The host was just about to introduce this male contestant when I had the urge to call out a name. So I said to my parents something like, "Brian Watson", just as the show's host said, "This evening ladies and gentleman we have with us Brian Watson..." I know I surprised myself, not to mention my parents, but we never discussed the amazing coincidence.
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Date submitted:Sun, 15 Jan 2012 14:35:47 +0000Coincidence ID:4643