Tag: probability

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A mind-boggling probability problem

July 19, 2020

I’ve decided when it comes to probability, I must completely ignore intuition to give myself a fighting chance. “A man comes up to you on the street and says: I have two children. At least one of them is a […]

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Why we’re blind to probability

June 7, 2020

Spot on! “The idea that something can be likely and not happen, or unlikely and still happen, is one of the world’s most important tricks. But let me tell you about a common problem. I’m as guilty of it as […]