Buffon's Needle - The classic probability problem where dropping a needle finds Pi
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Probability Theory
The Doomsday Argument: The 'Time Limit of Human Extinction' Derived by Probability Theory
Sleeping Beauty Paradox: Is the coin probability 1/2 or 1/3? A difficult problem dividing probability theory
St. Petersburg paradox: infinite expectation, utility, and the entry fee
Monty Hall: host rules and conditional probability
The Birthday Paradox: Over 50% with just 23 people? The magic of "combinations" that deceives intuition
The Two Envelopes Paradox: Conditional Probability and Infinite Expectations
