What Are the Odds? The Hidden Influence of Probability and Statistics on Everything We Do

Guest: Kaiser Fung Host: Matt Birnholz, MD Host: Michael Greenberg, MD In this rebroadcast of the March 17th show, your hosts talk to Kaiser Fung, author of the book Numbers Rule Your World: The Hidden Influence of Probability and Statistics on Everything You Do, about controversies in PSA screening, mammogram guidelines, personalized medicine and placebos. Plus: Smartphones, primary care salaries, and more.

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