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24 alternatives to The Infinite Monkey Cage - Serendipity

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Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. The Infinite Monkey Cage - Serendipity launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   Fooled By Randomness ▲105

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   Darwin’s self-doubt, the power of the resting brain

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   Fluke▲7

   The Math and Myth of Coincidence

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   Deep Simplicity▲62

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   2015 · its alternatives →

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   My Book Making Probability So Easy That a Lemur Could Learn It▲14

   Probability involves a lot of extra-mathematical concepts and funny transforms. I have always had a hard time internalizing it. When I heard a couple years ago that Lemurs are actually capable of abstract math, that gave me a bit of motivation to try to finally conceptualize probability in terms of whole numbers, counts, geometric shapes, basically easy-to-remember mathematical primitives. This book might be interesting to folks interested in predictive science, research, or just anyone who may have taken probability or statistics and might like a refresher on some of the edges of these…

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   Chaos Monkeys▲72

   An exposé of life inside the tech bubble

   2016 · its alternatives →

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   What If?▲107

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    Space Monkey▲71

    Everything in one place

    2014 · its alternatives →

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    Ancient wisdom paired with modern science

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions▲78

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    2015 · its alternatives →

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    Future² ep. #74: Clayton Christensen's New Theory▲53

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    2016 · its alternatives →

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    The Distracted Mind▲72

    Ancient brains in a high-tech world

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    Chaos Monkeys▲94

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    A digest of four books about brains

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    Who's in Charge?▲62

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    Waking Up with Sam Harris - Surviving the Cosmos▲63

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    Reaching Down the Rabbit Hole▲67

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    The Intelligence Paradox▲70

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