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Higgs boson statistics

Higgs boson statistics

In the week scientists at the Large Hadron Collider announced that the most coveted in...

More or Less · BBC Radio 4

December 16, 201129m 20s

Show Notes

In the week scientists at the Large Hadron Collider announced that the most coveted prize in particle physics - the Higgs boson - may have been found, Tim Harford hears that the statistical significance is being mis-reported. Plus, the difficulties of cornering a market (especially when the commodity is a 1980s plastic doll). And, Tim Harford talks to author Keith Devlin about how Fibonacci revolutionised trade by introducing medieval businessmen to simple arithmetic.