The next RSS Glasgow local group event features Prof David Hand on “The Improbability Principle: Why Coincidences, Miracles, and Rare Events Happen Every Day”. In addition to hosting an eminent speaker on a popular and accessible topic, our annual December event is special for two reasons:
* It begins with our (very brief) AGM, so local RSS members are encouraged to come along and get involved in running the Glasgow local group by joining the committee;
* There will be mince pies.
See below for details. We look forward to welcoming as many of you as possible.
Seasons greetings,
RSS Glasgow Local Group committee
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Wednesday 14th December - The Improbability Principle: Why Coincidences, Miracles, and Rare Events Happen Every Day
• Speaker: Professor David Hand, Imperial College London
• Time: 17:30-18:30. Preceded briefly by RSS Glasgow Group AGM, and followed by drinks and mince pies.
• Place: Room LT908, Livingstone Tower, University of Strathclyde, G1 1HX.
• Summary:Coincidences happen, incredibly unlikely things occur, and the apparently miraculous comes about. The improbability principle says that extraordinarily improbable events are commonplace. It shows that this is not a contradiction, but that we should expect identical lottery numbers to come up, lightning to strike twice, to meet strangers with our name, financial crashes to occur, and ESP experiments to produce positive results. All of these and more are straightforward consequences of the five solid mathematical laws constituting the improbability principle.
• Twitter: Join the discussion and post questions using the hashtag #RSSGlaMiracles
• Registration: Please register at https://sites.google.com/site/rssglasgow/events
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