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Brian Clegg, “Dice World: Science and Life in a Random Universe” (Icon Books, 2013)
Brian Clegg, “Dice World: Science and Life in a Random Universe” (Icon Books, 2013)
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53 minutes
Released:
Jun 4, 2013
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Podcast episode
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The book discussed in this interview is Dice World: Science and Life in a Random Universe (Icon Books, 2013), by Brian Clegg, an acclaimed British writer of books on science for the general public. Brian has a knack for taking concepts that seem abstruse and explaining them in ways that those who lack a technical background can readily understand. This talent is on display inDice World, where he takes the reader on an intriguing trip through the world of probability and statistics, and shows how these disciplines are essential to our understanding of how the Universe came into existence, how it functions, and how it will evolve. Brian Clegg can be contacted at brian@brianclegg.net.
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Released:
Jun 4, 2013
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Podcast episode
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