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SUMMARY:In an age of 'fake news' and dodgy data\, can we communicate stati
 stical evidence impartially? - David Spiegelhalter\, University of Cambrid
 ge
DTSTART:20171115T170000Z
DTEND:20171115T180000Z
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CONTACT:Maurice Chiodo
DESCRIPTION:Some say we live in a post-truth society abounding in fake new
 s and alternative facts\, with a declining trust in ‘experts’.  Certai
 nly the media are full of political and scientific claims about risks\, su
 pposedly based on science or statistics\, but that may be exaggerated or e
 ven simply untrue.  I will look at the ‘pipelines’ through which scien
 tific evidence is propagated through the media to the public\, and suggest
  ways of improving both the trustworthiness of the evidence being communic
 ated\, and the ability of audiences to assess the quality and reliability 
 of what they are being told.
LOCATION:Centre for Mathematical Sciences MR2
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