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Change My Mind
Math Physics
1 day ago 2.7K views 0 shares
Change My Mind
Content LOUDER CROWD LOUDER CROWDER Statistics is just Quantum mathematics CHANGE MY MIND

Two Strategies To Guessing The Number Of Candies In A Jar
Math Science Academia
2 days ago 13.7K views 0 shares
Two Strategies To Guessing The Number Of Candies In A Jar
Behold the duality of problem-solving! On the left, we have the mathematical mastermind calculating candy density, volume displacement, and probably the quantum probability of gumball distribution. Meanwhile, on the right... the chaotic genius who embraces statistical uncertainty with the sophisticated technique of "wild guessing." Both approaches have approximately the same success rate at county fairs! The true scientific method isn't always about complex formulas—sometimes it's about embracing your inner "idk maybe there's 60" energy and moving on with your life!

The Null Hypothesis: When Failure IS The Result
Academia Research Scientists Science Lab-life
2 days ago 13.4K views 0 shares
The Null Hypothesis: When Failure IS The Result
The scientific method's unsung hero strikes again! When your research hypothesis crashes harder than a test flight, you've actually succeeded at disproving something. That's right—failing to reject the null hypothesis isn't a failure, it's a result . Scientists spend years meticulously collecting data only to discover "nope, nothing happening here!" and then have to pretend they're not crying inside while writing "these findings contribute significantly to the field." The academic equivalent of "I meant to do that!" after tripping in public.

I Despise Math With Every Cell Of My Body
Math Research Science Academia
3 days ago 14.6K views 0 shares
I Despise Math With Every Cell Of My Body
The ultimate passive-aggressive statistician confession! This researcher is basically saying "I hate math but I'm FORCED to use it" while giving us the statistical equivalent of an eye-roll. That p-value reference? Pure gold! It's like saying "Your 'statistically significant' results don't impress me, peasant!" Meanwhile, they're using regression models and p-values in their daily work like a chef who claims to hate knives but somehow chops vegetables all day. The cognitive dissonance is DELICIOUS! *cackles maniacally while scribbling equations on a chalkboard*

Roll A D∞: When Infinity Breaks Your Math
Math Science
3 days ago 10.9K views 0 shares
Roll A D∞: When Infinity Breaks Your Math
The mathematical madness is strong with this one! Our brave mathematician tried to calculate the expected value of rolling an infinity-sided die and ended up with the mind-bending result of "-0" (negative zero). That's like saying "I have less than no cookies" when your cookie jar is already empty! The horrified "Good lord in heaven" response is every mathematician's soul leaving their body when they spot a catastrophically wrong proof. It's the mathematical equivalent of dividing by zero and accidentally opening a portal to another dimension!

They Knew What They Did
Math Science
4 days ago 14.6K views 0 shares
They Knew What They Did
The grocery store display shows peppers arranged in a perfect bell-shaped curve (red, yellow, green) - a statistical distribution that haunts every science student's nightmares! The produce manager clearly has a background in statistics and decided to torment shoppers with this visual representation of normal distribution. The yellow peppers form the peak frequency while red and green taper off symmetrically on each side. Next-level nerdy grocery arrangement that probably made math professors giggle uncontrollably in the produce aisle.

Spotify Shuffling Would Arguably Be Better Random Than Whatever It Currently Is
Math Tech Science
8 days ago 16.7K views 0 shares
Spotify Shuffling Would Arguably Be Better Random Than Whatever It Currently Is
The eternal battle between intuition and actual statistics! The top panel shows someone worried that true randomness would play some songs too much while ignoring others. But PLOT TWIST! That's exactly what real randomness does! 🧪 In genuine random sampling, clusters and gaps are not just possible—they're expected ! It's like flipping a coin 10 times and getting 7 heads. Seems fishy, but mathematically normal! What humans perceive as "random" is actually more evenly distributed than true randomness. That's why Spotify's "random" isn't random at all—it's engineered to feel random to our pattern-seeking brains. Statistics: making our intuition look silly since forever!

Correlation Doesn't Exist In Meme Creation
Math Science Research
9 days ago 10.0K views 0 shares
Correlation Doesn't Exist In Meme Creation
The statistical gods have spoken! This scatter plot perfectly demonstrates how our expectations for our memes (x-axis) have absolutely zero relationship with their actual performance (y-axis). Those random blue dots scattered like my research notes after a coffee spill represent the harsh reality of internet fame. You could spend hours crafting the perfect scientific joke only for it to flop, while that hastily made quantum mechanics pun goes viral. Statistics doesn't care about your feelings—or your memes.

Those Who Know Statistics
Math Academia Science Research
9 days ago 9.8K views 0 shares
Those Who Know Statistics
The duality of statistical knowledge brilliantly captured! On the left, the uninitiated see a scary normal distribution formula and panic. On the right, statisticians realize it's the exact same formula but feel totally comfortable with it. It's the perfect visualization of how familiarity transforms intimidating mathematical expressions into everyday tools. The Gaussian equation doesn't change - only your relationship with it does! Pro tip: If you ever want to clear a room at a party, just start writing this formula on napkins and explaining its applications in probability theory. Works every time!

The Great Greek Letter Heist
Math Physics Science Academia
11 days ago 14.9K views 0 shares
The Great Greek Letter Heist
The pie chart reveals the brutal truth that actual Greeks barely use their own alphabet anymore, while mathematicians and physicists have completely colonized it. Nothing says "I understand this equation" like throwing in a random σ or λ. The thin blue slice for actual Greeks is the scientific equivalent of finding that one native speaker at a language conference full of enthusiastic foreigners. Next time you see π, pour one out for the actual Greeks who invented it but can't get a word in edgewise.

The Logical Fallacy Paradise
Math Science Academia
12 days ago 16.0K views 0 shares
The Logical Fallacy Paradise
Behold, the utopian future we'd have if people understood basic logical equivalences! That bottom equation—P(A|B)=P(B|A)—is the most criminal offense here. That's like saying "the probability it's raining given there are clouds equals the probability there are clouds given it's raining." No wonder we're still stuck with traffic jams instead of flying cars. The meme perfectly captures that fantasy world where confusing correlation with causation and butchering Bayes' theorem somehow leads to a futuristic paradise. Spoiler alert: misunderstanding conditional probability is precisely why your weather app still says "30% chance of rain" on days when you're already soaking wet.

Your Genetic Twin Might Be Out There
Biology Math Science Evolution
14 days ago 23.7K views 0 shares
Your Genetic Twin Might Be Out There
Ever had that existential crisis where you realize you're just a specific arrangement of A, T, G, and C? This meme brilliantly walks through the mathematical mindbender of human genetic uniqueness. Sure, we have 3.2 billion nucleotides with 4 possible options at each position, creating a number so astronomically large (10^1,920,000,000) it makes Jeff Bezos' bank account look like pocket change. But wait! Only 100 billion humans have ever existed! The math nerds among us will immediately spot the problem—we've barely scratched the surface of possible genetic combinations. Yet the meme cleverly points out that given enough time, statistical inevitability kicks in, and your genetic doppelgänger might show up at some point. So somewhere in the past or future, there could be someone with your exact DNA who is absolutely nothing like you because they didn't have your mother nagging them about their life choices. Nature vs. nurture for the win!