Probability was on my side. Not a two, not a four: eight times out of nine, the result of my die roll would carry me over the pit of snakes ahead of me. Still, that one in nine possibility was all I could think about. Every brilliant choice and every perfect trade I had…
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Say that you were given one hypothetical wish. You could ask for anything—whether that be a solution for climate change or an hour more of sleep—and it would be granted to you. No matter what you wish for, I’m sure that some of you would take a second to reflect back on all of…
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123456. 1234. 123. It’s two—your number is two. Bingo?! As we rode back from the play, our friend Eric Chen seemed to predict our cards’ numbers every time in our game of Canadian Fish. Sure, he wasn’t always right, but the probability of him guessing correctly as much as he did…
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It’s dead and alive. I’m sure that more than one question may have just flooded into your mind: What is dead and alive? How is that even possible? Nevertheless, this statement was the conclusion of a thought experiment suggested by physicist Erwin Schrödinger. In his scenario, a cat is in an isolated box,…
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