Tag: Paradoxs

The Birthday Paradox

If you have a group of people in a room, how many do you need to for it to be more likely than not, that two or more will have the same birthday? Photo by S O C I A L . C U T on Unsplash Theoretically, the chances of two people having the same birthday are 1 in 365 (not acco...

What is the Birthday Paradox?

I was born on the 2nd of August, exactly 33 years before my father was born. I always taught the fact of sharing the birthday with my dad was something really unique. I don’t even have two friends who were born on the same day. I never really thought about the math of two people having the ...

Picasso???s Paradox: When Proficiency Becomes A Burden

There is a famous tale of Picasso in the marketplace. Picasso was walking through the market one day when a woman approached him. She pulled out a piece of paper and said, “Mr. Picasso, I am a fan of your work. Please, could you do a little drawing for me?” Picasso smiled...