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A short history of probability

Tim Harford speaks to Jacob Goldstein about the unholy marriage of mathematicians, gamblers, and actuaries at the dawn of modern finance.

(Blaise Pascal 1623-1662 French mathematician, physicist. Portrait by Philippe de Champaigne. Credit:Getty Images)

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9 minutes

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  • Sat 10 Oct 2020 17:50GMT
  • Sat 10 Oct 2020 21:50GMT
  • Sun 11 Oct 2020 14:50GMT
  • Sun 11 Oct 2020 21:50GMT
  • Mon 12 Oct 2020 09:50GMT

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