The boys delve into some stats and game theory problems, ending with a classic from Conway.
Odds and Evenings
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Website - http://www.oddsandevenings.com
Topics discussed
Dominion Probabilities
The Cheapest Beer in Prague
The Angel Problem
Show Notes
Dominion Probabilities Article (http://www.alaricstephen.com/main-featured/2016/11/28/dominion-probabilities)
The Generalised Coupon Collecting Formula in Wolfram Alpha (www.wolframalpha.com) Type this into input: sum from j=0 to 25 of ((-1)^(j)(25 choose j)(((25-j) choose 10)/(25 choose 10))^8)
(I couldn't directly link because the % signs in the URL were messing up our site linking. Apologies for the mess.
The Secretary Problem (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secretary_problem)
The Angel Problem (by Alaric) (http://www.alaricstephen.com/main-featured/2017/7/12/the-angel-problem)
James Grime's Video on the Codepad Problem (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iPLQgXUiU14&ab_channel=singingbanana)
Credits
Hosted By
Alaric - http://alaricstephen.com
Alex - http://twitter.com/speakmouthwords
Editing by Alex
Back to school vocals by Alaric
Theme music by David Russell - https://youtube.com/DavidRussell323