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Betting for the European Championship? “It’s not necessarily advantageous to bet on the favorite”

Betting for the European Championship? “It’s not necessarily advantageous to bet on the favorite”

13 June 2024 - 10:42

Will the Netherlands win the European football championship? That is the question on many people’s mind in the run-up to the European Championship. Some even dare to place a bet with friends or colleagues. But what should you bet on? Folia asked statistician and psychologist Henrik Godmann.

How faith connects, even if you don’t believe (anymore)

How faith connects, even if you don’t believe (anymore)

19 January 2024 - 17:04

The number of religious Dutch is consistently declining. Yet some UvA students are finding connection in a house of worship, even if they aren’t believers. ‘You get to know people in a different way.’

This book shows that physics cannot exist without mathematics (and vice versa)

This book shows that physics cannot exist without mathematics (and vice versa)

22 March 2023 - 16:39

“There is a gap between popular science literature and professional literature”, says UvA scientist Marcel Vonk. He wants to close that gap with his new book From Number to Universe. And - don’t be alarmed – it involves quite a bit of mathematics.

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