Cross Section: David Spiegelhalter – Science Weekly podcast

Prof Sir David Spiegelhalter has a passion for statistics but some argue this type of number crunching is losing its influence and its ability to objectively depict reality.Nicola Davis andIan Sample investigate how significant statistics are in today ’s ‘post-truth’ worldProf Sir David Spiegelhalter has a love of statistics and has done ever since he was inspired by a teacher at university. Today, though, some are arguing that this type of number crunching islosing its power and its ability to depict reality. This, they say, has in part led to increasing levels of distrust in statistics.Nicola Davis andIan Sample investigate how significant statistics are in today ’s world with the author andCambridge academic David Spiegelhalter. They discuss the golden days of the field and its importance to medical science, as well as the future of statistics.Continue reading...
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