Just My Luck
Listener Robin wants to know whether there is a scientific way to turn your luck around.
Are you a lucky person? Do the cards just fall well for you? Whether it's always finding a parking spot when you need one or chance encounters that change your life's trajectory for the better, some people seem to have more luck than others. Hannah and Dara explore the world of probability and psychology to figure out if some people are luckier than others, and if there's anything we can do to turn things around.
You can send your everyday mysteries for the team to investigate to: curiouscases@bbc.co.uk
Contributors
David Spiegelhalter - Emeritus Professor of Statistics in the Centre for Mathematical Sciences at the University of Cambridge
Richard Wiseman - Professor of the Public Understanding of Psychology University of Hertfordshire
Maia Young - Professor of Organization and Management at UC Irvine, California US
Edward Oldfield
Producer: Emily Bird
Executive Producer: Sasha Feachem
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