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Dr. Sean Elvidge

Associate Professor in Space Environment at the University of Birmingham, creating the next generation space weather forecast models. Included on Forbes 30 Under 30 list.

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Number of Days Between Easter’s

Posted on April 7, 2018 by Sean

My three year old asked me a pretty interesting question this morning, “how many sleeps is it until next Easter?”

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Probability of World Cup Group Draw

Posted on November 18, 2017 by Sean

The lineup for the 2018 FIFA World Cup is now complete, and the teams have been sorted into pots ahead of the group stage draw on December 1st. All draws are not equally likely, so what teams is your team likely to face? 

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Distribution of Pancake Day

Posted on February 28, 2017 by Sean

Today is pancake day and it got me thinking about the fact that I remember the day falling on my birthday (March 7th) just once in my lifetime. How long will I have to wait until it next falls on my birthday?

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