What’s the chance of that happening? Can you really predict the unpredictable? Is the UK lottery truly random? How do super-forecasters think and what can we learn from them?

Famed as a ‘statistical national treasure’, ‘the nation’s go-to man on statistics’, and ‘Professor Risk’, David Spiegelhalter explores the role of chance, risk, ignorance, and luck in our lives. With memorable real-world stories, sharp wit, and accessible number-crunching, he offers a brilliant, essential guide to understanding, and living with uncertainty.

Professor Sir David Spiegelhalter FRS OBE is Emeritus Professor of Statistics at the University of Cambridge. His bestselling book The Art of Statistics has been published in 11 languages.

This event is presented in collaboration with IF Oxford, as part of the Festival’s annual programme, to spark curiosity and engagement with science and ideas.

Find out more at www.if-oxford.com.

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