Tag: Cognitive bias
-
Why Coincidences Are Not Secret Messages (Most of the Time)
You open your inbox and see a message from someone you just thought about. You look at the clock and it shows 11:11. You meet an old friend in a city neither of you lives in. Your brain whispers: “The universe is trying to tell me something.” Physics raises an eyebrow and quietly brings a…
-
The Universe Does Not Care About Your Intuition (And That’s a Relief)
Your intuition is a lovely thing. It helps you find coffee, cross the street and detect when a meeting is about to turn into a crime scene. But as a tool for understanding the universe, intuition is… let us say, politely, “optimistic”. Physics spends a lot of time gently informing us that the world is…