# What are the odds? Win the Lottery GUARANTEED by our guest S3 E1 (#0030) Dr. David J. Hand  Sr Research Investigator at Imperial College, London &  probability expert. We talk Pi Day, Theory of Everything as a Weapon, getting to the ‘click’ and more.

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Lottery win anyone? YOU ARE GUARANTEED TO WIN OR WE GIVE YOU A MILLION DOLLARS! Casino win where you beat the house? Our special guest on this episode of the global smash hit podcast for season 3 episode 1 is Dr. David J. Hand. Professor David Hand is Emeritus Professor of Mathematics and Senior Research Investigator at Imperial College , London. A probability expert, he unravels the odds and tells you the formula you can use to WIN THE LOTTERY GUARANTEED . He is the author of several books, including The Information Generation: How Data Rules Our World, Statistics: A Very Short Introduction , and The Improbability Principle: Why Coincidences, Miracles, and Rare Events Happen Every Day , has published more than three hundred scientific papers. Hand lives in London, England. The Naughty Librarian The world’s best storytellers and the stories they tell in intimate, personal conversations you won’t find anywhere else with host Alexander Loudon. COMPANION BOOK AVAILABLE NOW: Side Hustle Podcast: Build a One-Person, Million-Dollar Business Podcasting from your Living Room Couch by host Alex Loudon Availalbe at: Barnes https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/side-hustle-podcast-alex-loudon/1149646821?ean=9798218871727 WEBSITE: https://thenaughtylibrarian.ca/ Need money to live? Want more money to thrive? Don't have much to spend to make it happen? Start and grow a profitable Side Hustle Podcast. SHOW LINKS: APPLE: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-naughty-librarian-tnl/id1811461497 SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/3UYoIJokIMauiO2ttZozGA?si=ca18572d1a5747a1 And everywhere you get your podcasts. Social Media Links: IG: https://www.instagram.com/wearetnlofficial/ TIKTOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@wearetnlofficial Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/wearetnlofficial.bsky.soci…

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