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id="breadcrumbs"><span><span><a href="https://ima.org.uk/">Home</a></span> » <span><a href="https://ima.org.uk/branches/">Branches</a></span> » <span><a href="https://ima.org.uk/branches/west-midlands/">West Midlands</a></span> » <span class="breadcrumb_last" aria-current="page">The World’s Most Interesting Mathematician</span></span></p> <article class="post-20938 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-branches category-events category-talks category-west-midlands"> <div class="entry-acf"><div class="card card-primary text-xs-center"><div class="card-block"><p class="card-text subheading">Event</p><hr /><p class="card-text">Date: <time datetime="Thursday December 8, 2022">Thursday December 8, 2022</time> - <time datetime="Thursday December 8, 2022">Thursday December 8, 2022</time></p><p class="card-text">Time : 6:00 pm</p><h5>Faculty of Engineering Environment and Computing Building, Coventry University, , </h5><p class="card-text">Gulson Road, CV1 2JH, UK</p>  <span class="addtocalendar atc-style-blue"> <var class="atc_event"> <var class="atc_date_start">Thursday December 8, 2022 6:00 pm</var> <var class="atc_date_end">Thursday December 8, 2022 <br /> <b>Warning</b>: Undefined variable $field_event_time in <b>/home/ima/www/www/wp/wp-content/themes/ima-s8/templates/content-single.php</b> on line <b>124</b><br /> <br /> <b>Warning</b>: Trying to access array offset on null in <b>/home/ima/www/www/wp/wp-content/themes/ima-s8/templates/content-single.php</b> on line <b>124</b><br /> </var> <var class="atc_timezone">Europe/London</var> <var class="atc_title">The World’s Most Interesting Mathematician</var> <var class="atc_location">Faculty of Engineering Environment and Computing Building, Coventry University, , , Gulson Road, , CV1 2JH, UK</var> <var class="atc_description">The World’s Most Interesting Mathematician, Dr Sophie Carr Abstract In this year’s Coventry Christmas Lecture Sophie will bring to life the […] <br /> 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Building, Coventry University, , " }, "startDate": "2022-12-08 <br /> <b>Warning</b>: Undefined variable $field_event_time in <b>/home/ima/www/www/wp/wp-content/themes/ima-s8/templates/content-single.php</b> on line <b>154</b><br /> <br /> <b>Warning</b>: Trying to access array offset on null in <b>/home/ima/www/www/wp/wp-content/themes/ima-s8/templates/content-single.php</b> on line <b>154</b><br /> 6:00 pm", "endDate": "2022-12-08 <br /> <b>Warning</b>: Undefined variable $field_event_time_end in <b>/home/ima/www/www/wp/wp-content/themes/ima-s8/templates/content-single.php</b> on line <b>155</b><br /> <br /> <b>Warning</b>: Trying to access array offset on null in <b>/home/ima/www/www/wp/wp-content/themes/ima-s8/templates/content-single.php</b> on line <b>155</b><br /> ", "description": "The World’s Most Interesting Mathematician, Dr Sophie Carr Abstract In this year’s Coventry Christmas Lecture Sophie will bring to life the […]", "organizer": "", "image": 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From decorating the house, waiting for the presents to arrive or spending time with friends (including eating mince pies…) come and join in to see how maths can make Christmas even more fun.</p> <p style="margin: 0cm; margin-bottom: .0001pt; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.5rem;"><strong>Speaker Biography</strong><br /> Sophie Carr founded Bays Consulting in 2009 to share her enthusiasm that analysis is both fun and provides clarity. With in-depth experience of analytical, statistical and problem-structuring techniques, Sophie supports clients by developing pragmatic and robust solutions. Having grown up building Lego spaceships she studied aeronautical engineering before discovering Bayesian Belief Networks which has led to a career she loves – essentially make a living out of finding patterns. 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