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The Skeptics Guide #934 - Jun 3 2023

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe

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The Effect of Math on Confidence in a Decision

The staying together and the control group were equally strong. Do you think that's math? In other words, because probably I would assume statistically there are more breakups than there are people who wind up staying together. But can that math influence someone's confidence level of confidence in that decision that they're making? Yes. It doesn't matter how common is in the real world, Evan. This is an artificial situation.

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