Monday, October 24, 2005"It is within you that the divine lives." - Joseph CampbellSign in to see full entry.posted by mysteria at 7:08 PM Comments (1) (link) Saturday, May 14, 2005The Monty Hall problem is a puzzle in probabilitythat is loosely based on the American game show Let's Make a Deal; the name... Sign in to see full entry.posted by mysteria at 7:14 AM Comments (2) (link) Sunday, May 8, 2005Hilbert's paradox of the Grand HotelThe German mathematician David Hilbert (1862 – 1943) presented the... Sign in to see full entry.posted by mysteria at 8:29 PM Comments (3) (link) Friday, May 6, 2005The birthday paradox states that if there are 23 people in a roomthen there is a slightly more than 50:50 chance that at least two of them... Sign in to see full entry.posted by mysteria at 8:57 PM Comments (4) (link) Sunday, May 1, 2005A related paradoxAlso incorrect is the argument that all horses have nine tails: After all,... Sign in to see full entry.posted by mysteria at 5:52 PM Comments (3) (link) Friday, April 29, 2005The Horse paradoxrefers to the following (invalid) proof of the statement All horses are the... Sign in to see full entry.posted by mysteria at 10:42 AM Comments (0) (link) Thursday, April 28, 2005Scientists Say Everyone Can Read MindsHey, but we already knew that now didn't we? Check out one of the most... Sign in to see full entry.posted by mysteria at 5:53 AM Comments (0) (link) Mind PuzzlesSign in to see full entry.posted by mysteria at 5:28 AM Comments (0) (link) Saturday, April 23, 2005Para-dox in motionRobert Boyle 's self-flowing flask fills itself in this diagram, but... Sign in to see full entry.posted by mysteria at 9:01 PM Comments (3) (link) Saturday, April 16, 2005The Propaganda ParadoxIf you can write a nation's stories, you needn't worry about who makes its... Sign in to see full entry.posted by mysteria at 8:23 AM Comments (1) (link) Friday, April 8, 2005in the end it all boils down to seeds and thetransporting of them... Sign in to see full entry.posted by mysteria at 9:42 PM Comments (0) (link) Thursday, March 17, 2005A proof that penguins rule the universeThis is a version of Curry's Paradox... We start with the following... Sign in to see full entry.posted by mysteria at 6:58 PM Comments (4) (link) Wednesday, February 16, 2005How wonderful that we have met with a paradox.Now we have some hope of making progress. - Niels Bohr Sign in to see full entry.posted by mysteria at 8:07 PM Comments (2) (link) Wednesday, February 9, 2005Non-Black Non-Ravens Are Red ApplesRaven paradox The Raven paradox is a paradox proposed by the German... Sign in to see full entry.posted by mysteria at 6:27 PM Comments (3) (link) Saturday, February 5, 2005From The Gap Between Madness & GeniusDo We Strive To Bridge It? Are all valleys to virtually disappear? Sign in to see full entry.posted by mysteria at 12:34 PM Comments (3) (link) The Trouble With Language Is That It Can Talk Of Trouble As WellI have a feeling that, although it is indeed a statement, the subject may... Sign in to see full entry.posted by mysteria at 11:39 AM Comments (0) (link) Friday, February 4, 2005The Very Nature Of Paradox tells Me ThatThere is something about it we are unable to measure. Sign in to see full entry.posted by mysteria at 11:20 AM Comments (2) (link) Tuesday, January 11, 2005A Real Time Photo of Me Fixing My ComputerDid You Ever Have One Of Those Days Where Everything Works Out Right? I... Sign in to see full entry.posted by mysteria at 6:16 PM Comments (4) (link) Friday, December 17, 2004Real Time Photo Of Me & My New ShoesHave you ever met someone that had a foot fetish? I have met a couple of... Sign in to see full entry.posted by mysteria at 9:31 AM Comments (13) (link) Saturday, December 4, 2004WTF Mate? I gotta got to BED! Okay just one more thingToday, as in December 3rd, Friday, I make that clear cause I think it is... Sign in to see full entry.posted by mysteria at 12:12 AM Comments (0) (link) |
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