Matt Parker
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278 appearances
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first heard Oct 2010
last heard 8 Jul
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And it makes more sense to do that imagining it as a causal link.
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And the outcome is the same because we can survive better that way.
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But just because I guess the movement of the stars corresponds to the changing seasons.
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You can think of it as one causing the other and your crops will do better.
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But when you later on realize that they're both linked to something else, the earth moving around the sun, we can get a much deeper understanding of what's actually happening.
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And I think we should always try and overcome our instinct to assign causality to get to the bottom of the matter.
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I'm going to leave.
Comedy gold.
Every day, just by existing, you risk 30 micromorts, a 30 in a million chance of dying just by existing.
Whenever you do something, there's a chance it might kill you.
Taking ecstasy, for example, might kill you.
The numbers tell us that for every million ecstasy pills taken, one person will die as a result.
So taking ecstasy exposes you to a one in a million chance of death, which is why I've mentioned it.
Mathematicians have a name for a one in a million probability of dying.
They call it a micromort.
So taking ecstasy costs you one micromort.
Statistically speaking, if you go canoeing, there is a one in a million chance of dying for every six minutes spent in a canoe.
So six minutes canoeing is equivalent to taking ecstasy.
As a non-rigorous form of probability, we can now use the micromort to compare all sorts of risks.
As a baseline, averaged across your entire life, every day, just by existing, you risk 30 micromorts, a 30 in a million chance of dying just by existing.
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