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Everything Sounds Better with Math: Probability Theory, Not Gossip

August 30, 2017Original blog post

'You're just gossiping about who might hook up this summer.' 'It's not gossip, it's probability theory! You have to explore all the possible permutations.'

Content note: Gossip about who might 'hook up'.

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Cartoon by Ben Orlin, Math with Bad Drawings. https://cartoons.mathwithbaddrawings.com/2017-08-30-everything-sounds-better-with-mathematics--everything-sounds-better-with-math-probability-theory-not-gossip/ (CC BY-NC 4.0)
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'You're just gossiping about who might hook up this summer.' 'It's not gossip, it's probability theory! You have to explore all the possible permutations.'

Topics
ProbabilityDiscrete Math › Combinatorics › Permutations
Level
High SchoolCollege
Themes
Language & WordplayEveryday LifePuns