Lies, Damned Lies and Statistics
Why we may be carrying an order of magnitude greater risk from aircraft engine rotor bursts than we thought One of the ’implicit’ conclusions of the 2010 AIA study on the threat posed by jet engine...
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Boeing’s Dreamliner program runs into trouble with lithium ion batteries Lithium batteries performance in providing lightweight, low volume power storage has made them a ubiquitous part of modern...
View ArticleThe infinite monkey safety argument
Safety cases and that room full of monkeys Back in 1943, the French mathematician Émile Borel published a book titled Les probabilités et la vie, in which he stated what has come to be called Borel’s...
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