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Our brains are just not wired to do probability problems very well.
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January 31, 1945
(age 80)
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Persi Warren Diaconis is an American mathematician of Greek descent and former professional magician. He is the Mary V. Sunseri Professor of Statistics and Mathematics at Stanford University.
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