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Statistically speaking …

Want a different perspective of the world? Get a better, more friendly grasp of statistics -- one of the most understood and misused tools in modern society.

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Why you should love statistics
12:40

Alan Smith

Why you should love statistics

12 minutes 40 seconds
The mathematics of love
16:52

Hannah Fry

The mathematics of love

16 minutes 52 seconds
Teach statistics before calculus!
02:44

Arthur Benjamin

Teach statistics before calculus!

2 minutes 44 seconds
Turning powerful stats into art
11:00

Chris Jordan

Turning powerful stats into art

11 minutes
Why smart statistics are the key to fighting crime
12:28

Anne Milgram

Why smart statistics are the key to fighting crime

12 minutes 28 seconds
How not to be ignorant about the world
18:55

Hans and Ola Rosling

How not to be ignorant about the world

18 minutes 55 seconds
Lies, damned lies and statistics (about TEDTalks)
05:42

Sebastian Wernicke

Lies, damned lies and statistics (about TEDTalks)

5 minutes 42 seconds
How juries are fooled by statistics
21:06

Peter Donnelly

How juries are fooled by statistics

21 minutes 6 seconds
Surprising stats about child carseats
18:44

Steven Levitt

Surprising stats about child carseats

18 minutes 44 seconds
The quantified self
04:53

Gary Wolf

The quantified self

4 minutes 53 seconds
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