randomized experiments
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guslThe great thing about randomized experiments is that they control for all variables, even the variables we haven't imagined yet, let alone observed.
It would take a truly evil genie to rig a random number generator. Is there a sci-fi novel exploring this idea, about the illusion of randomness / free will?
It would take a truly evil genie to rig a random number generator. Is there a sci-fi novel exploring this idea, about the illusion of randomness / free will?
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Date: 2010-09-10 06:02 pm (UTC)In the first half, he's perfectly aware of how his brain is controlled by neural mods.