The Curious World of Probabilities

Abstract

Probabilities and randomness arise whenever we\'re not sure what will happen next. They apply to everything from lottery jackpots to airplane crashes; email spam to insurance policies; medical studies to election polls. This exploration of odds and oddities will explain how a Probability Perspective can shed new light on many familiar situations in our everyday lives, and how computer algorithms which use randomness can be used to address problems in many branches of science. Probability, randomness, chance, odds, everyday applications, computer algorithms, scientific applications