Mathemagical Thinking Archive
Am I Being Random?
Posted by Paul in Mathemagical Thinking On September 26, 2019
We’re going to be talking about patterns. Look at the following three sequences of playing cards. Sequence 1 Sequence 2 Sequence 3 7 ♣ J♠ 8♠ 10♡ K♣ A♡ K♠ 5♣ A♢ 3♢ 2♡ 7♡ 6♣ 9♠
Swingers
This post looks at Mathematical Thinking, which we define as “The belief, especially characteristic of scientists, that events can be understood, described, and predicted using mathematical equations; thinking founded on this belief.” Sometimes it’s a good thing,
Magos
Posted by David in Mathemagical Thinking On February 11, 2019
Magic and science have a surprising amount in common. They are both about telling a story, and constructing a narrative of events. In one, the story appears magical, in the other it appears mathematical, but that difference
Automatic Writing
Posted by David in Mathemagical Thinking On January 30, 2019
On the topic of gullibility, here is a story that we like to share with our banker friends during our “seminars” on magical thinking (much better paid than real magic shows and the audience is less demanding).
Magic Is A Sufficiently Advanced Technology
Posted by Paul in Mathemagical Thinking On August 31, 2018
I have a saying, it is “Magic is indistinguishable from a sufficiently advanced technology,” which is very close to something Arthur C. Clarke said which is “Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.” Ok, I stole
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