The Science of Risk

Professor David Spiegelhalter and Dr Mike Aitken discuss the science of risk and why understanding uncertainty is vital for our society.

13 May 2011

5 minutes

This clip is from

Bang Goes the Theory—Series 4, Episode 4

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