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The Media Party: Math Is Hard

By Robert on June 19, 2011 10:18 PM | 5 Comments

Matt from Mississauga has kindly posted this hilarious discussion between John Robson and Brian Lilley:

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Colin in Mission BC | June 19, 2011 10:31 PM | Reply

The last statement before the clip ends: "the computer models are no good."

Amen, brother.

Alex | June 20, 2011 12:37 AM | Reply

Reminds me of this:

The Science News Cycle

WalterF | June 20, 2011 1:10 AM | Reply

Every journalist that ventures into science or statistics should be able to adequately explain the answers (simple but not necessarily obvious) to questions such as the following:

How many times does the earth rotate on its axis in a year?

What is the square root of -1?

If a person travels 150 km at 100 km/hr and then returns at 60 km/hr, what was the average speed?

(366 1/4, i, 75)

Pete E | June 20, 2011 3:13 AM | Reply

The video link on the main page is to the Spanish/English congressional committee.

johnbrooks | June 20, 2011 10:30 PM | Reply

I'd wish they'd stop the stupid zooming in and out of his show name in the background.

Weak argument of Globe quoting the 100,000 women. That is a metaphor.

The speaker should have hammered the computer model issue.

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