86. Should We All Be Taking More Long Shots?
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84. Why Do We Find So Much Meaning in Meaningless Coincidences?
Why are humans so fascinated by coincidences? What do Carl Jung and an album by The Police have in common? And what did Stephen win in a bar mitzvah limbo contest? This episode originally aired on January 30th, 2022.
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84. Why Do We Find So Much Meaning in Meaningless Coincidences? is an episode from No Stupid Questions by Freakonomics Radio + Stitcher. Why are humans so fascinated by coincidences? What do Carl Jung and an album by The Police have in comm...
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