George Dimitriadis·Jun 1Jimmy’s Birthday Nearly Breaks ProbabilityThe day the class discovered the Birthday Paradox
Chris Ferrie·Mar 16Is the Birthday Paradox real?The birthday paradox goes as follows:A response icon9A response icon9
InData Science ExplainedbyBilly Chan·Sep 10, 2025The Birthday Paradox ExplainedBirthday coincidences feel rare, but they aren’t. A clear, friendly tour of the birthday paradox, with tidy formulas and correct code.
Gracialy·Aug 10, 2025Cryptography— SMT Program 2025 Write-upNo, it’s not about Bitcoin, blockchain, or any meme coins randomly popping up on your timeline. In CTFs, cryptography means spotting the…
InTDS ArchivebyMaria Mouschoutzi, PhD·Sep 25, 2024Water Cooler Small Talk, Ep 2: The Birthday Paradox 🎂🎉A look at the counterintuitive mathematics of shared birthdaysA response icon6A response icon6
Flori Bercus·Aug 25, 2024The Birthday Paradox: Why 23 People Are Enough to Make a MatchThe “Birthday Paradox” is one of those counterintuitive concepts that can leave you scratching your head. The idea that in a room of just…
InCoinmonksbyUri Itai·Apr 22, 2024The Markov Card Trick!A few years back, my young son received an invitation to his friend’s birthday bash, where we relished a delightful celebration brimming…A response icon2A response icon2
Keith·Feb 19, 2024A Legal Analysis Of The Pirates of PenzanceHaving recently been cast as a random pirate (official character name: “Sponge Bob”) in a community theater production of The Pirates of…
InMD TALKbyTeja V Surapaneni, MD, MS·Sep 2, 2023Birthday ProblemCan you increase the possibilities of sharing a birthday with someone?
