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    By Laura Watson
    In AMSI in the news, News
    Posted December 16, 2016

    Professor Jeffrey Rosenthal Talks Probability on ABC News Breakfast

    ABC News Breakfast, 15 December 2016, Virginia Trioli and Michael Rowland. Should you buy that lottery ticket? What are the chances of being in a plane crash or terrorist attack? AMSI-SSA [...]

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    By Laura Watson
    In AMSI in the news, News
    Posted December 16, 2016

    Should we be concerned about Cars, Planes or Terrorists?

    ABC Online, 15 December 2016, Patrick Wood. Flying, driving, choosing where to live, keeping out of harms way or deciding whether to buy a lottery ticket, risk and danger  can seem to be [...]

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    By Laura Watson
    In AMSI in the news, News
    Posted December 12, 2016

    Unfathomable Odds in Lightning Strike

    Herald Sun, 9 December 2016, Aaron Langmaid. What are your chances of being struck by lightning? Canadian statistician and AMSI-SSA touring lecturer, Professor Jeffrey Rosenthal, explains the [...]

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    By Laura Watson
    In AMSI in the news, News
    Posted December 12, 2016

    How We Can All Get Better At Playing the Odds

    The Advertiser, 12 December 2016, Tim Williams. We can all bet better at playing the odds according to Canadian Probability Expert and AMSI-SSA touring lecturer, Professor Rosenthal. He spoke to [...]

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    By Laura Watson
    In AMSI in the news, News
    Posted December 8, 2016

    Girls-only groups make scientific sense

    The Australian, 8 December 2016, Stefanie Balogh. AMSI has again sounded calls for the reintroduction of mathematics pre-requisites, as international reporting confirms we are slipping behind in [...]

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    By Laura Watson
    In AMSI in the news, News
    Posted December 8, 2016

    Merriwa Students Choose Maths

    The Scone Advocate, 8 December 2016, Millie Bernasconi. Local industry representatives visited students to promote awareness of the value and application of mathematics as part of a Choose Maths [...]

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    By Laura Watson
    In AMSI in the news, Media releases, News
    Posted December 7, 2016

    AMSI: Equip Science Teachers or Risk Maths Deficit

    Science, in particular biology teachers, should be offered career incentives to take additional mathematics training to reduce out-of-field teaching. The Australian Mathematical Sciences [...]

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    By Laura Watson
    In AMSI in the news, News
    Posted December 5, 2016

    The Data Is Telling our Governments That School Performance Is Not Good Enough

    The Australian Financial Review, 5 December 2016, Tim Dodd. As the fallout from the recent Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) reporting continues, the AFR’s Tim [...]

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    By Laura Watson
    In AMSI in the news, News
    Posted December 5, 2016

    Cannon-Brookes, Willox add voices to alarm over STEM skills

    The Weekend Australian,The Inquirer, 3-4 December 2016, Stefanie Balogh.  AMSI Director, Professor Geoff Prince and AMSI Schools Program Manager and Choose Maths Director, Janine McIntosh [...]

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    By Laura Watson
    In AMSI in the news, News
    Posted December 5, 2016

    Atlassian co-founder says we must get real on STEM subjects

    The Weekend Australian, 3-4 December 2016, Stefanie Balogh. AMSI Director, Professor Geoff Prince featured in coverage on Australian mathematics  following the recent TIMSS report. In [...]

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