The Lottery Paradox: A Terrible Bet
The expected value of a lottery ticket is almost always negative. People buy them anyway — and they're not being irrational in the way you might think.
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The House Edge: Casinos and Randomness
Casino games are random on every spin or hand. But over thousands of plays, the math guarantees the house wins. Here's how that works.
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Why We Talk to Dice
We blow on dice, beg the wheel, and curse the coin. The psychology of anthropomorphizing randomness reveals how we understand the world.
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Why We Think Seven Is Lucky
Seven shows up in slot machines, dice, religion, and psychology. The reasons have less to do with math than how our brains process the world.
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A Thousand Years of Playing Cards
Playing cards traveled from Tang Dynasty China to your phone screen. Their design has barely changed — here's why good design endures.
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