If you believe in fate, or events so unlikely that they can't possibly be simply coincidental, this show may be difficult for you to hear out.
It's amazing how the human mind can create consciousness out of the random chaos around us, but it's equally amazing how little our mind can recognize as randomness. Even after learning a bit about how it works, examples of stochasticity feel *counter*-intuitive despite having factual knowledge otherwise.
This episode is particularly superb for its presentation of a very challenging concept. Guaranteed to make you think twice.
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David Everling
Posted on May 04, 2010 at 11:26 PM | Permalink
Test of Faith
If you believe in fate, or events so unlikely that they can't possibly be simply coincidental, this show may be difficult for you to hear out.
It's amazing how the human mind can create consciousness out of the random chaos around us, but it's equally amazing how little our mind can recognize as randomness. Even after learning a bit about how it works, examples of stochasticity feel *counter*-intuitive despite having factual knowledge otherwise.
This episode is particularly superb for its presentation of a very challenging concept. Guaranteed to make you think twice.
Aristotle Saunders
Posted on October 05, 2009 at 12:09 AM | Permalink
Randomness explored!
Excellent radio production. It kept me intrigued all the way through.