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Physicist

Leonard Mlodinow is a renowned physicist known for his contributions to theoretical physics. He has conducted extensive research in particle physics and cosmology, and is dedicated to translating complex scientific concepts into accessible narratives.

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“Our inner weighing of evidence is not a careful mathematical calculation resulting in a probabilistic estimate of truth, but more like a whirlpool blending of the objective and the personal. The result is a set of beliefs - both conscious and unconscious - that guide us in interpreting all the events of our lives.”

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Book:War of the Worldviews: Where Science and Spirituality Meet -- and Do Not

Source: War of the Worldviews: Where Science and Spirituality Meet -- and Do Not

“Regression toward the mean. That is, in any series of random events an extraordinary event is most likely to be followed, due purely to chance, by a more ordinary one.”

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Book:The Drunkard's Walk: How Randomness Rules Our Lives

Source: The Drunkard's Walk: How Randomness Rules Our Lives

“We judge people and initiatives by their results, and we expect events to happen for good, understandable reason. But our clear visions of inevitability are often only illusions.”

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Book:The Drunkard's Walk: How Randomness Rules Our Lives

Source: The Drunkard's Walk: How Randomness Rules Our Lives

About the Author

Born: 1954
Known for: Physicist
Quotes: 22

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The Drunkard's Walk: How Randomness Rules Our LivesRelated source material

Subliminal: How Your Unconscious Mind Rules Your BehaviorRelated source material

War of the Worldviews: Where Science and Spirituality Meet -- and Do NotRelated source material

Elastic: Flexible Thinking in a Time of ChangeRelated source material

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