The Secrets of Mathematics

Oxford Mathematics Public Lectures: How to Make the World Add Up - Tim Harford


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You have to sympathise with statistics. Misunderstood and misused when all they want to do is accumulate. What they need is a little human understanding. Tim Harford's Oxford Mathematics Public Lecture does just that. No slides, no notes, just Tim telling us how to be on our guard.
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