What Are The Odds?

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• Nadia Baker, Millennium Mathematics Project, University of Cambridge
• Monday 19 October 2009, 14:00-15:00
• Centre for Mathematical Sciences, Clarkson Road, Cambridge.

If you have a question about this talk, please contact Kerstin Enright.

Admission to the lecture is free but by ticket only. For tickets please e-mail Kerstin Enright at mmptalks@hermes.cam.ac.uk or call 01223 766839, Level: age range 14 - 16, KS3-5

What risks do we face in the world? If it sounds too good to be true, what haven’t you been told? Can you spot a scam before you fall for it? Is is worth playing the lottery? How can you increase your chances of winning a game? Discover how mathematics can help to make sense of the real world in situations involving risk, probability, chance and uncertainty.

This talk is part of the Millennium Maths Project public and schools' events series.

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