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84 One-In-A-Million Coincidences That Are Hard To Believe

The only thing I can say is 'Woah.'

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People will stop making predictions, Professor David Spiegelhalter says

Can probabilities help people prepare for the future? According to statistician David Spiegelhalter, yes—but only if they have been carefully examined through mathematical analysis.

Euronews

Rise in baby deaths at hospital ‘not an outlier’, Letby inquiry hears

Professor Sir David Spiegelhalter, emeritus professor of statistics at the University of Cambridge, was speaking at the Thirlwall Inquiry.

Evening Standard

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Spike in baby deaths in Lucy Letby unit warranted inquiry, says statistician

Sir David Spiegelhalter says rise was surprising within hospital but not from a national perspective

The Guardian - UK

Uncertainty is part of being human, so how can we learn to live with it?

A professor of statistics explains that living is about taking risks and not knowing the outcome, and why it’s important to accept and embrace that

The Guardian - UK

The Art of Uncertainty by David Spiegelhalter review – a search for sense in probability and chance

In this timely book, the distinguished statistician shows how simple arithmetic can impose order on the risks that are an integral part of life

The Guardian - UK

Covid infections will no longer be counted as weekly survey comes to an end

The Covid-19 Infection Survey has published its final weekly update, which estimated that 1.7 million people have the virus

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Final Covid-19 data shows infections in England highest since start of year

The coronavirus infection survey is ending after nearly three years.

The Independent UK

‘Jewel in the crown’ Covid-19 infection survey bows out

The survey has provided vital information on the prevalence of the virus for nearly three years.

The Independent UK

NHS crisis causing continued higher-than-normal levels of death

Deaths have remained above average post-Covid lockdowns, with A&E and ambulance delays likely to ‘have had substantial impact’

The Guardian - UK

Nearly 5,000 extra deaths in 2022 with symptoms of ‘old age and frailty’

Deaths in this category were 37% above average.

The Independent UK

First Thing: Ginni Thomas faces possible January 6 subpoena

Cheney and Kinzinger suggest wife of supreme court justice Clarence Thomas could be compelled to testify. Plus, how to learn to handle rejection

The Guardian - UK

I’ve been meeting with the same group of men for 36 years – here’s what they’ve taught me

When I saw a flyer for a ‘men’s group’ in a shop window, I was a young, buttoned-up and newly single father. More than three decades on, the conversations are still changing my life

The Guardian - UK

UK Covid cases rise by nearly 20% in a week

One in 25 people in England believed to have had the disease at the end of June

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I didn’t take Covid seriously enough, admits leading statistician

Sir David Spiegelhalter tells Desert Island Discs he wouldn’t make a good government adviser because he is too optimistic

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