Think Beyond

Category: Ciencia

  • Cuando los números son mágicos

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    Juan del Salto
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    Imagínate una boda. Una de esas con ochenta invitados, comida abundante, primosque se reencuentran tras una década, un tío que ha bebido más de lo recomendable yuna tía que está convencida de que la pareja no va a durar. En algún momento entreel segundo plato y el café te levantas, golpeas suavemente la copa con…

  • When numbers become magic: the birthday paradox

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    Think Beyond
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    Imagine a wedding with eighty guests. You stand up, clink your glass and make a bet: you guarantee that two people in the room share the same birthday. It sounds absurd at first. There are 365 days, eighty people, and your know‑it‑all uncle rolls his eyes. Yet with eighty guests the probability that at least…