Neil deGrasse Tyson shares his lottery and statistics observation #shorts #jre #neildegrassetyson

Neil deGrasse Tyson talks about how there is no statistics curriculum from kindergarten through 12th in the Joe Rogan Experience podcast. Episode - 1904

[thomasweir]

Something tells me that even knowing basic probability and statistics wouldn’t stop the majority of regular Lotto players having a go.

[carlospacheco]

My dad used to say that "the lottery is the tax of the fool".

[brentriley]

Me at the gas station:
“Can you just give me my lottery ticket?”

[fraupfefferschote]

Don't worry. They teach a unit on stochastic, statistics, combinatorics, and probability in school in Western Europe, and we still play in lottery. We just call it "idiot tax" while doing so.

[senuhet]

Every math teacher I had, in high school, at least once said never play the lottery.

[keyakku]

Man wins lottery worth millions
- man donates towards the states school curriculum and for probability statistics
- you weren't supposed to do that

[edm]

My school taught me exactly what he’s talking about. We were always trying to figure out what were the probabilities of something and we ended up talking about the lottery.

[Handlemydangle]

They never showed me the math of paying taxes to get my check and paying them to spend it. 30% gone

[Charm_offensive]

You're more likely to tell a complete stranger their phone number than win the jackpot!

[rjrodriguez]

He was making a joke. That’s why he laughed, then when Joe didn’t get it, he explained the joke… never explain the joke.

[ShiroCanGame]

They don’t need to teach probability in statistics they need to teach you how to use your money well.

[Mr.Foxhat]

I remember one time in school, the topic of probability came up in our math class. The main example was your chances of winning the lottery, and the teacher was going to go over a big ol' equation for us to find the answer. Before we would learn the equation, however, he wanted us to try and guess what the answer was.

My guess was 1 in 250 million, and I remember him being surprised that I was only 5 million off. I never realized how few people understood probability and percentages until a few years later.

[sunvetr]

Neil really be trying to cancel what he said mid sentence to avoid getting assassinated by someone

[airgunningyup]

after taking college statistics I viewed the whole world differently.. Not just the lotto

[absolutezero]

As someone who was taught probability statistics, I can attest that nobody paid attention to that shit

[Lucastmiller]

I took a statistics class in high school that taught this exact thing, probability of card counting and casinos, the lottery, games shows, it was an awesome class that I wish more people could have had a chance to take

[Pointlesshandle]

I was taught probability in school back in the 90s. But you don’t need to learn probability to know that you’re not going to win the lottery.

[justinrees]

It’s a tax on the poor and the party of “income equality” loves it

[CHAOS_E]

Wait till he finds out it’s not a requirement to take statistics cause you can choose to take Statistics, Calculus, or financial literacy.

[WilliamTheodoreEmmsleyIII]

Neil: I’m not saying that
Joe: what are you saying
Neil: yes I’m saying that

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