Magic and Mathematics

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Persi Diaconis learned mathematics by learning card tricks.  Now he's a a renowned professor of mathematics at Stanford and the author of a revealing new book: Magical Mathematics: The Mathematical Ideas that Animate Great Magic Tricks.   Listen to this interview form our program

Persi Diaconis

Persi Diaconis on the Math Behind Magic

Persi Diaconis is a former stage magician who uses card shuffling and coin tossing to illustrate complex mathematical formulae.

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