This Question Fooled Nearly 1,000 PhDs. Can You Get It Right?

Your gut is fast, confident, and terrible at probability. 12 questions, 3 options each: guess before the answer and keep score. Question 7 fooled nearly 1,000 PhDs. 0:00 Your brain vs. probability 0:19 #1 Is 1-2-3-4-5-6 a bad lottery ticket? 0:57 #2 At least one 6 in 4 rolls 1:36 #3 10 reds in a row: what's next? 2:15 #4 Streaks in 100 coin flips 2:50 #5 The birthday paradox 3:27 #6 Someone with YOUR birthday 4:12 #7 The Monty Hall problem 5:03 #8 You tested positive. Are you sick? 5:45 #9 Guessing 10 horses in order 6:19 #10 A cat typing PIZZA 6:59 #11 How long to win the Powerball 7:34 #12 Has your shuffle ever existed? 8:18 Your score? Sources: powerball.com · Parade (1990) via Wikipedia · Jebel Irhoud fossils (Nature, 2017) · math for everything else. What was your score? 👇 #probability #math #mindblown