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What is the Birthday Paradox?

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Imagine sitting in a classroom. Let’s say there are 30 people in the class. What are the odds that two people in the room have the same exact birthday? Mathematician Amir Aczel poses this question to a packed auditorium and engages the front rows in what is known as the “birthday problem.” The results may surprise you.

[Source: World Science Festival YouTube link]