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Game Changer: Our History with the Monty Hall Problem
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Length:
28 minutes
Released:
Jan 25, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
In September of 1990, Parade Magazine columnist Marilyn vos Savant answered a reader’s question about a mathematical brain teaser, and received quite the backlash when most of the math community thought her solution was incorrect. Just about three years later, two new friends (and future Math Club hosts) bonded over math for the first time, discussing and debating this exact same puzzle. In this episode, Pete and Noah weave the two stories together into an interesting discussion about conditional probability, counterintuitive results, and being gracious when confronted with, what you believe is, someone else’s error. Try our Scratch simulation Try our faster Scratch simulation Monty Hall interview about the problem
Released:
Jan 25, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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