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I mathematically proved the best "Guess Who?" strategy [video]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_3RNB8eOSx0
15•surprisetalk•6d ago

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abetusk•29m ago
The idea is that if you're winning you can just do a binary search, but if you're losing, it's better to take some risks by making narrower guesses.

For example, let's say it's the last turn and your opponent is about to win. Say you may have 2 options but your opponent has 4 options. Instead of whittling it down to 2 options, it's better to guess one of the four. How outrageous should your guesses be is the content of the result and paper.

Paper is on archive (and linked from the video):

https://arxiv.org/abs/1509.03327

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229•tymscar•5h ago•80 comments

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27•Kerrick•1h ago•6 comments

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143•gfysfm•3h ago•80 comments

Molly: An Improved Signal App

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183•dtj1123•5h ago•86 comments

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17•roam•1h ago•1 comments

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164•pedriquepacheco•6h ago•34 comments

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286•walterbell•5h ago•113 comments

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49•tony•3h ago•9 comments

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121•azinman2•6h ago•37 comments

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20•pyrophoenix•1h ago•2 comments

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53•diwank•4h ago•17 comments

I mathematically proved the best "Guess Who?" strategy [video]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_3RNB8eOSx0
15•surprisetalk•6d ago•1 comments

Don't tug on that, you never know what it might be attached to (2016)

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96•todsacerdoti•7h ago•32 comments

C++ Web Server on my custom hobby OS

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79•joexbayer•6h ago•10 comments

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235•robtherobber•7h ago•224 comments

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89•basemi•6h ago•16 comments

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58•blenderob•6h ago•34 comments

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4•surprisetalk•3d ago•0 comments

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47•473999•4h ago•12 comments

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43•navigate8310•5h ago•20 comments

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371•hexagonal-sun•6d ago•113 comments

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266•eustoria•6h ago•181 comments

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183•thm•14h ago•181 comments

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51•GaryBluto•2h ago•27 comments

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102•emschwartz•4d ago•18 comments

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Meta hiding $27B in debt using advanced geometry

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323•FreeQueso•7h ago•167 comments

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4•slederer•1h ago•1 comments