The Butterfly Effect in Poker. Plus: How To Think About Conspiracies.
Risky Business with Nate Silver and Maria Konnikova · Pushkin Industries
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Show Notes
Nate and Maria share some updates from the final days of the World Series of Poker, and reflect on the importance of making peace with randomness. Then: the Trump administration’s sudden about face on the Epstein Files is ruffling feathers in his usually unruffle-able base. Will he be able to convince the true believers that there is, in fact, nothing to see here? And, how should we think about conspiracy theories in a world where conspiracies are sometimes real?
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