Mind-Bending Math: Riddles and Paradoxes

Losing to Win, Strategizing to Survive (1x14)


Air date: Jul 23, 2015

Continue your exploration of game theory by spotting the hidden strange loop in the unexpected exam paradox. Next, contemplate Parrando's paradox that two losing strategies can combine to make a winning strategy. Finally, try increasingly more challenging hat games, using the axiom of choice from set theory to perform a miracle.

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