Tuesday, September 15, 2009

I guess the tree doesn't fall far from...the tree.

Man Killed By Falling Tree; Dad Died Same Way

The odds against this happening twice are astronomical, by which I mean eventually inevitable. For an interesting discussion on randomness, check out one of my absolute favorite podcasts, the NPR show RadioLab, specifically the episode on stochasticity.

HJ

2 comments:

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Bing said...

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HJ