Chris Oates is a professor of statistics at Newcastle University - he got there despite being somewhat indecisive about his career.This episode was made possible by the Leverhulme Trust, a UK-based organisation which funds ambitious blue skies research across various disciplines - https://www.leverhulme.ac.ukProfessor Oates was the recipient of prestigious Philip Leverhulme Prize - https://www.leverhulme.ac.uk/news/philip-leverhulme-prize-winners-2023See a video with Professor Oates on Numberphile describing the Stein Paradox - https://youtu.be/FUQwijSDzg8Chris Oates webpage - https://oates.workNumberphile is supported by Jane Street - https://www.numberphile.com/jane-streetThanks also to Ben Delo.You can support Numberphile on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/numberphileHere are our Patrons - https://www.numberphile.com/patrons