Leonard Mlodinow
A drunkard’s walk is a type of random statistical distribution with important applications in scientific studies ranging from biology to astronomy. Mlodinow, a visiting lecturer at Caltech and coauthor with Stephen Hawking of A Brief History of Time […]
Topic: "Math"
This topic seeks to understand concepts like probability and randomness in the universe and in human behavior.
This topic seeks to understand concepts like probability and randomness in the universe and in human behavior.
The Drunkard’s Walk: How Randomness Rules Our Lives
Predictably Irrational, Revised and Expanded Edition: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions
Dan Ariely
Why do our headaches persist after we take a one-cent aspirin but disappear when we take a fifty-cent aspirin? Why do we splurge on a lavish meal but cut coupons to save twenty-five cents on a can of soup?
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