CRI History: Other   

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This class focuses on spies who distinguished themselves from other spies, including the most dangerous spy; the most feared; the most beautiful; the most famous; the most damaging; the world’s greatest spy; the spy who saved the world; and the spy who was never caught. We will examine their biographical profiles, motivation, and the impact of their spying, as well as take a brief look at the techniques of their espionage tradecraft. 

The general perception about the survival of Titanic passengers is that women and children survived at a higher rate than men and that passengers in the upper classes survived at a higher rate than those in the lower classes. Recent research shows that this perception is not true in general. New sophisticated statistical methods are applied to the Titanic passenger data, and the results show that the aforementioned comparisons are an oversimplification of the truth. Note that no prior statistical knowledge is necessary for following this talk. While some statistical terminology and principles that are appropriate for a lay audience will be presented, the talk will focus on the social atmosphere of the time and the end results of the statistical analyses, not on the actual statistical analysis of the data.