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    Neil deGrasse Tyson‏Verified account @neiltyson 5 Sep 2017

    In school, we rarely learn probability & statistics, leaving us victims of our mind’s own inability to process random events.

    11:26 AM - 5 Sep 2017
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      2. TenzingNorgay‏ @MR_MohammadRM 5 Sep 2017
        Replying to @neiltyson

        pic.twitter.com/PZBc5V13sz

        4 replies 25 retweets 180 likes
      3. Kevin James‏ @KevinJames_83 5 Sep 2017
        Replying to @MR_MohammadRM @neiltyson

        Picture is missing several layers, legislature, school administration are molding the teachers so they reach to pass standardized tests.

        5 replies 0 retweets 89 likes
      4. James E Powell‏ @JamesEPowell27 5 Sep 2017
        Replying to @KevinJames_83 @MR_MohammadRM @neiltyson

        Ultimate layer is the voters who do not care whether other people's children are educated.

        2 replies 3 retweets 75 likes
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      2. Kurt Rex Cooper  💚‏ @KurtRexCooper 5 Sep 2017
        Replying to @neiltyson

        I have been favor of replacing HS algebra with statistics.

        17 replies 0 retweets 78 likes
      3. LJ Hairston‏ @lancehairston 5 Sep 2017
        Replying to @KurtRexCooper @neiltyson

        "Stats" course would be more useful in the real world

        2 replies 1 retweet 48 likes
      4. Gordon K. McWilliams 👻‏ @GordonMcW1 5 Sep 2017
        Replying to @lancehairston @KurtRexCooper @neiltyson

        From a business perspective it might be... But what if you're not going into business?

        7 replies 0 retweets 8 likes
      5. Kurt Rex Cooper  💚‏ @KurtRexCooper 5 Sep 2017
        Replying to @GordonMcW1 @lancehairston @neiltyson

        People use statistics all the time - when they look at polling data, lottery tickets, probability. See:https://www.amazon.com/How-Lie-Statistics-Darrell-Huff/dp/0393310728 …

        9 replies 1 retweet 50 likes
      6. PW‏ @RANCHAN10 5 Sep 2017
        Replying to @KurtRexCooper @GordonMcW1 and

        Unfortunately too many people don't use statistics when buying lottery tickets .

        3 replies 1 retweet 17 likes
      7. Lucas Byers‏ @Lucas_Byers 5 Sep 2017
        Replying to @RANCHAN10 @KurtRexCooper and

        No but the sellers of lottery tickets do ;)

        1 reply 1 retweet 28 likes
      8. Kurt Rex Cooper  💚‏ @KurtRexCooper 5 Sep 2017
        Replying to @Lucas_Byers @RANCHAN10 and

        And casino operators... lol.pic.twitter.com/aVdfaRS7Pp

        1 reply 1 retweet 16 likes
      9. Gordon K. McWilliams 👻‏ @GordonMcW1 5 Sep 2017
        Replying to @KurtRexCooper @Lucas_Byers and

        It's been black 12 times in a row, the next one HAS to be red

        6 replies 0 retweets 31 likes
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      2. jake so‏ @_jakeso 5 Sep 2017
        Replying to @neiltyson

        Hey, but get this... The mitochondria is the powerhouse of the cell

        3 replies 3 retweets 65 likes
      3. Justin Painful Death 🗡 🗡‏ @crashfrog 5 Sep 2017
        Replying to @_jakeso @neiltyson

        Can you describe in your own words what that means

        3 replies 0 retweets 10 likes
      4. CatB‏ @Brokeback_Cat 5 Sep 2017
        Replying to @crashfrog @neiltyson

        No, but I can make a jello mold of it.

        0 replies 0 retweets 39 likes
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      1. Jarrett Bellini‏Verified account @JarrettBellini 5 Sep 2017
        Replying to @neiltyson

        Your statement is only 46% true.

        0 replies 1 retweet 27 likes
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      2. Ashley Hughes‏ @DrAshleyH 6 Sep 2017
        Replying to @neiltyson @AndrewCollmus

        I publish using advanced statistics. Honestly, there's an education need, but also a need 4 transparent reporting &I access 2 raw data

        2 replies 0 retweets 9 likes
      3. Andrew Collmus‏ @AndrewCollmus 6 Sep 2017
        Replying to @DrAshleyH @neiltyson

        Separate issues. Scientists need more data transparency; general public needs better understanding of basic stats.

        1 reply 0 retweets 7 likes
      4. Ashley Hughes‏ @DrAshleyH 6 Sep 2017
        Replying to @AndrewCollmus @neiltyson

        Agreed- problems are separate but related. Without transparency, there is lack of trust and less realization for the need 2 learn

        0 replies 0 retweets 4 likes
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      2. Coolbeans‏ @cole_beans 5 Sep 2017
        Replying to @neiltyson

        Which explains why people are afraid of flying

        7 replies 1 retweet 27 likes
      3. Dawson Black‏ @leftbrainegg 6 Sep 2017
        Replying to @cole_beans @neiltyson

        Especially after a plane accident. What they don't realize is that now that it happened, it's less likely to happen again

        1 reply 2 retweets 1 like
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