5 Forbidden Secrets From Newcomb And Collins That Will Blow Your Mind

This article was originally published with the title “mathematical games” in scientific american magazine vol.

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Webnewcomb’s problem is a decision puzzle whose difficulty and interest stem from the fact that the possible outcomes are probabilistically dependent on, yet causally.

Webdeep in the back of your mind, you’ve always had the feeling that there’s something strange about reality.

Webthe participants described more than 10,000 secrets, including some they had spilled (“confided secrets”) and some they had kept confidential (“total secrets”).

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