Sparks are flying everywhere. The ship is shaking from a barrage of enemy fire.
“If my calculations are correct, there is a 0.0243% chance of that plan succeeding!”, the rational character exclaims.
“Never tell me the odds!”, says the charismatic leader. The plan succeeds.
Similar situations happen episode after episode, improbable plans succeeding one after another, and the rational character never seems to think:
“Huh. I am really bad at estimating probabilities.”
Our planet is a lonely speck in the great enveloping cosmic dark. In our obscurity, in all this vastness, there is no hint that help will come from elsewhere to save us from ourselves.
Carl Sagan, Pale Blue Dot
Do you have skills in software and data, health-related disciplines (including biosciences and medicine), policymaking, or business? Then don’t miss out on this awesome learning opportunity! For the second year in a row, we’re bringing you a scholarship for attending the summer session of Bumblekite Online – a 6-week cohort-based, learning and development programme on Healthcare Data and AI Policy. The application deadline is 13 June 2021, whereas the programme will be held from 24 July – 5 September 2021.
It is in the nature of medicine that you are gonna screw up; you are gonna kill someone.
Gregory House, on the TV show House
Today we are more than excited to present another one of our alumni – Cédric Lood. Cédric joined the Summer School of Science in 2018 as a project leader and is currently finishing his PhD in the field of computational biology. Cédric’s path in academia has been highly nonlinear and filled with different adventures and we are happy that he agreed to share his story with us. Let’s dive in!
