Footnote to the main video here: https://youtu.be/HUti6vGctQM
Feedback loops and spurious correlations!
REFERENCES:
Spurious correlations: http://www.tylervigen.com/spurious-co...
Loopy by Nicky Case: http://ncase.me/loopy/
CERN/CMS paper on di-photon excess: https://cds.cern.ch/record/2139899
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Misconceptions Footnote †: Randomness and Feedback ─ minutephysics
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