EPISODE 006 · THE BLUE NOTE
The First Date
When the evidence makes the first move. A night at The Blue Note tests his ability to act without complete certainty.
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A NOTE FOR CURIOUS MINDS
Behind the joke.
Replication helps determine whether an observed result holds up beyond the original experience. But not every meaningful decision can wait for another sample. At The Blue Note, Dr. Bayes discovers that good evidence sometimes arrives before he's prepared to act on it.
SPEECH BUBBLES, IN WORDS
The transcript.
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Date: Do you always need data before making a move?
Dr. Bayes: I prefer to avoid unwarranted assumptions.
Date: Well, are you going to kiss me?
Dr. Bayes: The evidence is encouraging.
Dr. Bayes: I'd like to replicate that result.
Date: Now you're talking.