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Predicting L'Aquila Earthquake: is it right to blame the scientists?
This week six scientists and one ex-government official were sentenced to prison for multiple manslaughter following the L鈥橝quila earthquake in Italy. Part of the case them...
This week six scientists and one ex-government official were sentenced to prison for multiple manslaughter following the L鈥橝quila earthquake in Italy. Part of the case against them was the falsely reassuring comments they made before the earthquake struck. Will this deter scientists from giving advice in the future?
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Tim Harford explains the numbers and statistics in the news and in life.