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EPISODE · Nov 12, 2024 · 10 MIN

Probability and Outrageous Events: David J. Hand on The Law of Truly Large Numbers

from The Socratic Sessions · host Samuel Devis

🔍 Overview: In this clip, statistician David J. Hand delves into 'The Law of Truly Large Numbers,' which posits that any seemingly outrageous event is likely to occur given enough opportunities. He clarifies the distinction between the traditional Law of Large Numbers and the Law of Truly Large Numbers, shedding light on how scale affects probability and the unexpected occurrences in our universe. 🤝 Support The Show 🤘 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Locals⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠PayPal⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bitcoin⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 📚 Episode Resources (affiliate links where possible - thanks!) ⁠⁠Imperial College London⁠⁠ Improbability Principle ⁠⁠Website⁠⁠ ⁠⁠The Improbability Principle⁠⁠ by David J. Hand 🌐 Connect ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Linktree⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Substack⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook Page⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Goodreads⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Threads⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn Page⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 📺 Subscribe - Video Platforms ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Rumble⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 📷 Gear (affiliate links - thanks!) Camera (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sony A6400⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) Lens (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sigma 16mm⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) Audio Interface (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Focusrite Scarlett 4i4⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) Microphone Amplifier (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Cloudlifter CL-1⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) Mic (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠RØDE PodMic⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) Lights (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Elgato Key Light Air⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) Colour Back Lighting (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Govee LED Floor Lamp⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) Recording Software (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Riverside.FM⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) 👍 Support: Like, subscribe, and share to fuel the quest for understanding. 🔔 Stay Tuned: Tap the bell for instant notifications. 📣 Join the Talk: Share your thoughts using #TheSocraticSessions. 🚀 Thanks for Tuning In! Let's keep the conversation going. #probability #odds #chance #luck #statistics #data #philosophy

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