Leighton Vaughan Williams

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Leighton Vaughan Williams @leightonvw.bsky.social · 5d

When Can We Expect the Final Curtain?

Exploring the Doomsday Argument

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Leighton Vaughan Williams @leightonvw.bsky.social · 7d

When Should We Stop Looking and Start Choosing?

Exploring the Secretary Problem

Leighton Vaughan Williams @leightonvw.bsky.social · 10d

When Should We Expect Value?

Exploring the Expected Value Paradox

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Leighton Vaughan Williams @leightonvw.bsky.social · 14d

When Should We Double Up?

Exploring the Martingale Betting Strategy

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Leighton Vaughan Williams @leightonvw.bsky.social · 17d

When Should We Roll the Dice?

And Why the Answer Could Save Your Life!

Leighton Vaughan Williams @leightonvw.bsky.social · 20d

The Lights Are On, But Is Anyone Suffering?

Why we need to stop asking if AI is “conscious” and start asking if it’s sentient.

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Leighton Vaughan Williams @leightonvw.bsky.social · 21d

When Should We Stake It All?

The Power of Bold Play

Leighton Vaughan Williams @leightonvw.bsky.social · 27d

When Should We Want to be Last?

And when's a good time to see the dentist?

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Leighton Vaughan Williams @leightonvw.bsky.social · Nov 15

When Should We Mix It Up?

How to Win at Rock-Paper-Scissors and Penalty Shootouts!

Leighton Vaughan Williams @leightonvw.bsky.social · Nov 14

Fun fact: Mandarin speakers often think of time vertically, as in the past is ‘up’ and the future is ‘down’, while English speakers think of it horizontally (the past is ‘behind’, and the future ‘ahead’). #time

Leighton Vaughan Williams @leightonvw.bsky.social · Nov 14

Allah is the word for God in Arabic, so a Christian who speaks Arabic refers to God as Allah. It is nothing to do exclusively with Islam, except linguistically. I wonder how many people know this. I didn’t until very recently!

Leighton Vaughan Williams @leightonvw.bsky.social · Nov 10

When Should We Forgive and Forget?

A Lesson from Game Theory

Leighton Vaughan Williams @leightonvw.bsky.social · Nov 7

When Should We Cooperate, and When Should We Betray?

Lessons from Game Theory, and the Traitors

Leighton Vaughan Williams @leightonvw.bsky.social · Oct 30

I’m interviewed about game theory and Celebrity Traitors.

Leighton Vaughan Williams @leightonvw.bsky.social · Sep 30

Why Theism Wins

In a Nutshell

Leighton Vaughan Williams @leightonvw.bsky.social · Aug 16

Why is it difficult to push a stationary car? It’s nothing to do with gravity or how heavy it is.

Leighton Vaughan Williams @leightonvw.bsky.social · Aug 9

80 years ago today the atomic bomb was dropped on Nagasaki. I knew the mission commander and pilot, General Charles Sweeney, and wrote an obituary for the Times. #Nagasaki

Leighton Vaughan Williams @leightonvw.bsky.social · Jul 12

My photo of Iga Swiatek after winning the Girls SemiFinal at Wimbledon a few years ago.

Leighton Vaughan Williams @leightonvw.bsky.social · Jun 15

One year ago today, from my Centre Court seat at the Nottingham Open. 🎾

Leighton Vaughan Williams @leightonvw.bsky.social · May 16

Which ball arrives at the bottom first? #Physics

Leighton Vaughan Williams @leightonvw.bsky.social · May 9

Recognise these two people?

Leighton Vaughan Williams @leightonvw.bsky.social · May 5

Who will be the next Pope? A Guide from History

Leighton Vaughan Williams @leightonvw.bsky.social · May 3

The 2025 Papal Conclave A Secret History of Gambling on the Papacy From Renaissance Rome to crypto prediction markets; why people have always bet on the choice …

Leighton Vaughan Williams @leightonvw.bsky.social · May 3

Heavenly Odds: The 2025 Papal Conclave

A Secret History of Gambling on the Papacy