Daily Cartoon: Monday, August 16th

Daily Cartoon: Monday, August 16th

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Why Is It So Hard to Be Rational?

Why Is It So Hard to Be Rational?

Bayesian reasoning is an approach to statistics, but you can use it to interpret all sorts of new information. In the early hours of September 26, 1983, the Soviet Union’s early-warning system detected the launch of intercontinental ballistic missiles from the United States. Stanislav Petrov, a forty-four-year-old duty officer, saw the warning. He was charged…