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General Category => Science and Technology => Topic started by: Nearly Sane on December 27, 2019, 07:05:30 PM

Title: How to get lucky...
Post by: Nearly Sane on December 27, 2019, 07:05:30 PM
Or the joy of the Christmas lectures


https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m000crbl/royal-institution-christmas-lectures-2019-secret-lies-the-hidden-power-of-maths-1-how-to-get-lucky
Title: Re: How to get lucky...
Post by: jeremyp on December 27, 2019, 07:14:22 PM
Very effective demonstration of Bayes Theorem in action. Also, the bit about vaccination was pretty good.
Title: Re: How to get lucky...
Post by: Nearly Sane on December 27, 2019, 07:25:10 PM
Very effective demonstration of Bayes Theorem in action. Also, the bit about vaccination was pretty good.
I love that this is about maths. So many people don't get it.
Title: Re: How to get lucky...
Post by: splashscuba on December 27, 2019, 09:31:01 PM
Love the Christmas lectures. Also loved the demonstartion of herd immunity.
Title: Re: How to get lucky...
Post by: Walter on December 27, 2019, 10:18:36 PM
Hannah Fry can share my Turkish delight anytime  8)
Title: Re: How to get lucky...
Post by: Harrowby Hall on January 02, 2020, 11:40:34 AM
It is interesting to note that Hannah Fry told her audience about AI being used as a diagnostic tool by clinicians - the example she talked about was the identification of macular degeneration in the eye. Today we have the revelation that AI is more effective method of identifying breast cancer than is a radiologist working alone.