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Are we really free to choose? By Famosissimo Biole via Flickr under Creative Commons licence

By Professor Russell Stannard (The Open University)

25 February 2010

All day long we have to make choices. Professor Russell Stannard asks if we’re really free to choose.  Read more : Are we really free to choose?

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Debate: The power of threeJupiter Images

By The OpenLearn team (The Open University)

12 April 2009

Forum member Samantha asked if there was something special about a certain number  Read more : Debate: The power of three

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Probability compared Featuring: activity, photos.com

By The OpenLearn team (The Open University)

26 November 2008

Chance is a strange business. You know that you're going to die someday – you know that it's hugely unlikely that you'll be killed by...  Read more : Probability compared

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Coincidence, correlation and chanceBBC

By Helen Joyce (Guest), Andrew Strickland (Guest)

21 December 2005

Helen Joyce and Andrew Stickland look at the probability of coincidence, correlation and chance in our everyday lives  Read more : Coincidence, correlation and chance

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Monty Hall problemUsed with permission

By Professor Kevin McConway (The Open University)

21 December 2005

A classic game show conundrum - should you stick with your choice, or change your mind?  Read more : Monty Hall problem

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The Reality of RiskUsed with permission

By The OpenLearn team (The Open University)

22 September 2005

Is it possible to avoid risks altogether, or are we always destined to be playing the odds?  Read more : The Reality of Risk

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When Is a Risk Not A Risk?Production team

By Dr Raj Persaud (Guest)

09 August 2005

Raj Persaud is one of the most successful psychiatrists in the country. He has appeared in numerous programmes and has published many popular pieces in...  Read more : When Is a Risk Not A Risk?

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Beating The Bookies?BBC

By Alvin Hall (Guest)

22 June 2005

The Ever Wondered team gave financial guru Alvin Hall a fiver and sent him off to a greyhound track to explore how you can use...  Read more : Beating The Bookies?

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Risk In The SkiesBBC

By Dr David Rothery (The Open University)

22 June 2005

Dave Rothery considers the chances of being killed as a result of an asteroid crashing to Earth  Read more : Risk In The Skies

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ProbabilityBBC

By Professor Kevin McConway (The Open University)

10 January 2005

We're thinking about probability more often than we might realise. Even weather forecasts are, at heart, 'chances are' reports  Read more : Probability

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As the Olympic flame wings its way around the UK, the OU's Aarón Alzola Romero asks: just how immemorial is the Olympic torch relay?

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