Clutching at Random Straws, Matt Parker | LMS Popular Lectures 2010

Why it was recommended

gave a very informative and entertaining lecture in 2010

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What it covers

Matt Parker's LMS popular lecture on how seemingly incredible results can be meaningless random patterns. He ranges from ancient Woolworths civilisations to shoelaces and DNA. It is for a general viewer who does not plan to take a prerequisite first.

Video details

Channel

London Mathematical Society

Length

1 hr 3 min

Year

2014

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