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Coin Flipping on Newstalk’s Moncrieff Show

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Discussing the physics, probability, and perceived fairness of coin tosses on Newstalk radio.
Published

May 13, 2025

Have you ever wondered how fair a coin toss actually is? Research has shown that both physical bias and perceptions of fairness can depend on how—and by whom—the toss is led.

A light-hearted look at probability and statistics on Newstalk, joining Seán Moncrieff on the Moncrieff Show to unpack empirical coin-tossing experiments and perceived fairness.