After reading an obscure nonfiction book a few years ago "The Man Who Loved Only Numbers"
click here for a book review I came across the "Monty Hall Problem" which at first glance seems counter intuitive. It struck me as so simple, but yet so not obvious that I helped my nephew, who was 8 years old at the time, make a science project on it. Lo and behold, I was flipping through the channels, and the movie "21" was on (which I never watched because the book "Bringing Down the House" was so much better), and the scene was exactly this infamous problem. Small World! If you clicked on the second link and still are not convinced try this one .
click here for a book review I came across the "Monty Hall Problem" which at first glance seems counter intuitive. It struck me as so simple, but yet so not obvious that I helped my nephew, who was 8 years old at the time, make a science project on it. Lo and behold, I was flipping through the channels, and the movie "21" was on (which I never watched because the book "Bringing Down the House" was so much better), and the scene was exactly this infamous problem. Small World! If you clicked on the second link and still are not convinced try this one .
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