The fairness puzzle that sparked probability

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In a famous series of letters, Blaise Pascal and Pierre de Fermat invented — or discovered — one of the most important concepts in probability theory: the expected value. But they weren’t even thinking about randomness or chance — they were trying to find a fair solution to a gambling problem. This is the story of how the quest for fairness turned into the foundations of probability theory. ________________ Timestamps: 0:00 The revolution in randomness 1:15 The problem of points 2:00 Looking to the past 3:57 Looking to the future 6:16 Expected value 9:00 Pascal's triangle 11:59 Unequal probabilities _______________ References Ten Great Ideas about Chance, Persi Diaconis and Brian Skyrms [Book] The Emergence of Probability, Ian Hacking [Book] The Science of Conjecture, James Franklin [Book] Games, Gods, and Gambling, F.N. David [Book] _______________ Created by Kelsey Houston-Edwards Website: https://www.kelseyhoustonedwards.com