Persi Diaconis's guest appearances

Persi Diaconis

The 7th Avenue Project

Arquivos Spin de Notícias - Deviante

Steven Pinker

Allyson Hobbs

Jon Mooallem

Robert Sapolsky

Wes Moore

David Harrington

Laura Kipnis

Rick Doblin

Orson Welles

John Hodgman

Richard Ford

Garry Shandling

Kumail Nanjiani

Nore Davis

Brian Greene

OwlTail

When he was 14, Persi Diaconis ran away from home to become one of the world's great magicians. Now he's a world-class mathematician, and his two professions have more in common than you might think. Persi and I had a very entertaining conversation about his careers in show biz and academe, covering topics such as:    -His friendships with other magicians, including Ricky Jay, Randi and Dai Vernon    -Some surprisingly profound mathematical card tricks    -Why science needs statisticians    -Duping others and being duped himself    -Why he's so secretive about his magic

When he was 14, Persi Diaconis ran away from home to become one of the world's great magicians. Now he's a world-class mathematician, and his two professions have more in common than you might think. Persi and I had a very entertaining conversation about his careers in show biz and academe, covering topics such as: -His friendships with other magicians, including Ricky Jay, Randi and Dai Vernon -Some surprisingly profound mathematical card tricks -Why science needs statisticians -Duping others and being duped himself -Why he's so secretive about his magic

Magician and Mathematician Persi Diaconis