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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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Probability of Sharing a Birthday

Yesterday was my wife, Katie’s, birthday and it reminded me about the so called ‘Birthday Problem’. Or, in a group what is the likelihood of two people sharing a birthday? The result is really quite surprising!

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August 24, 2010March 27, 2012 · 3 mins read
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