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Aubrey Clayton is an applied mathematical researcher, lecturer, and writer. He is the child of two math teachers and the author of <a href="https://cup.columbia.edu/book/bernoullis-fallacy/9780231199940">Bernoulli’s Fallacy: Statistical Illogic and the Crisis of Modern Science</a>.

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Jim Davies is a professor at the Department of Cognitive Science at Carleton University. He is co-host of the award-winning podcast Minding the Brain. His latest book is Being the Person Your Dog Thinks You Are: The Science of a Better You.

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