Angela Saini
speaker
229 appearances
5 recordings
1 series
first heard Jan 2012
last heard Jul 2012
Angela Saini’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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So here's a last one for you from a more or less listener called Julia.
Julia belongs to a rock choir in a town in England.
When three new members joined her group, nothing seemed odd until, that is, they got chatting.
Not only did all three of these new members come from the same town, ten miles away, but they also lived on the same street.
Before you get too excited, though, here's mathematician Katie Shiko again to pop your coincidence bubble.
1 in 31 million.
These odds make it sound like it is a remarkably unlikely coincidence.
But Katie discovered that the choir these members had joined had been advertising in their hometown a lot.
But what about them living in the same street?
Again, by taking into account the kind of people who join choirs, Katie figured out there were 116 likely roads they could have lived in.
So the final odds.
Here's her answer delivered by the choir itself.
There you have it, a one in 30,500 chance.
About the same odds you'll be injured in the toilet this year.
Thanks to Katie Shiko and the members of Rock Chorus, which is led by Lauren Field.
That's your lot for this week.
As you've heard, it's no coincidence that your stories appear in the programme, so keep your feedback and suggestions coming in.
The email is moreorless at bbc.co.uk.
For the website, go to bbcworldservice.com slash moreorless.
More or Less was presented by me, Angela Saini.
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