http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/08/science/08tier.html?_r=1&oref=slogin "The Monty Hall Problem has struck again, and this time it's not merely embarrassing mathematicians. If the calculations of a Yale economist are correct, there's a sneaky logical fallacy in some of the most famous experiments in psychology." And a follow up: http://tierneylab.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/04/09/monty-halls-other-problems/ Alex PS. Check the archives before arguing that the math is wrong. :P Everything that could be said about the original problem has already been said. http://www.piclist.com/techref/postbot.asp?by=time&id=piclist\2007\12\05\021204a.txt -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist