My "Illusion of Certainty" webcast has been postponed tonight, due to technical difficulties. (Yes, I know.) We're still hoping that it can be rescheduled. Keep an eye on the World Science Festival webcast page for more information. (I did get to have a fun conversation with my co-hosts & some of the would-be viewers while we waited to see whether said technical difficulties could be worked out. Neat stuff that came up: A machine that takes the uncertainty out of coin-flipping, mind-blowing cosmology, and Footloose.)
[Insert jokes about Alanis Morissette here]
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