Tony Ware
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I think your temptation was accurate. It’s just that a ten percent chance isn’t small any more when you’re doing ten experiments.
June 19, 2025 at 1:20 AM
I think your temptation was accurate. It’s just that a ten percent chance isn’t small any more when you’re doing ten experiments.
Or to put it in words, the probability of at least one near miss is the probability that you don’t not have a near miss at every intersection.
June 19, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Or to put it in words, the probability of at least one near miss is the probability that you don’t not have a near miss at every intersection.
Hi Sara. Your thread reminds me of how Hannah Fry (a UK based maths/science communicator) talks about her experience of cancer and the way options and risks were(n’t) communicated. For example youtu.be/Y0VcWvc5BZg?...
Patient No Longer: What cancer taught me about numbers
YouTube video by NRC Health
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May 1, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Hi Sara. Your thread reminds me of how Hannah Fry (a UK based maths/science communicator) talks about her experience of cancer and the way options and risks were(n’t) communicated. For example youtu.be/Y0VcWvc5BZg?...
Reposted by Tony Ware
2024 Headline of the Year nominee (January)
December 22, 2024 at 7:14 PM
2024 Headline of the Year nominee (January)
…they can heat your food up to any desired temperature, one degree at a time?
October 3, 2024 at 4:20 AM
…they can heat your food up to any desired temperature, one degree at a time?
I think you’re on to something here: www.theguardian.com/sport/articl...
Iconic Andy Macdonald carries torch for 51-year-old men in cargo shorts | Barney Ronay
Team GB’s ‘Rad Dad’ and legend of skateboarding charms his way out of the park despite missing the Olympic final
www.theguardian.com
August 8, 2024 at 5:41 AM
I think you’re on to something here: www.theguardian.com/sport/articl...
Mine is three too - and probably a reflection of the same thing😎
January 25, 2024 at 10:06 PM
Mine is three too - and probably a reflection of the same thing😎
Yes, but it was before my time. We have/had several such #1 colleagues
January 25, 2024 at 9:00 PM
Yes, but it was before my time. We have/had several such #1 colleagues
UCalgary was one of his frequent haunts, apparently
January 25, 2024 at 8:34 PM
UCalgary was one of his frequent haunts, apparently