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Does it all add up? Do Oscar winners live longer and left-handers die younger?

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  • UserProf Stephen Senn, author of "Dicing with Death: Chance, Risk and Health"
  • ClockThursday 30 October 2008, 17:00-18:00
  • HouseRoom 9, Mill Lane Lecture Rooms.

If you have a question about this talk, please contact Selina Hawkins .

What are the risks of cot-death compared to infanticide? Does MMR cause autism and will eating breakfast cereal produce baby boys? Professor Stephen Senn will discuss why vital statistics are vitally important but not always what they seem.

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