Most humans don’t have a natural facility with probability. It’s not intuitive, like the ability to walk or talk. Learning the mechanics of chance takes time, but is less essential than, say, reading, ...
In A Philosophical Essay on Probabilities, published in 1814, Pierre-Simon Laplace introduced a notorious hypothetical creature: a “vast intelligence” that knew the complete physical state of the ...
I am, or I was, an “Orange Is The New Black” watcher. And it’s got this great opening credit sequence with this song by Regina Spektor. archived recording (regina spektor) (SINGING) The animals, the ...