Parrondo's paradoxical games

From: Sabine Atkins (sabine@posthuman.com)
Date: Thu Jun 12 2003 - 11:02:25 MDT

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    Now with so much discussion going on about gambling etc. I'd like to know if
    anybody on this list has ever heard of Juan M. R. Parrondo and his research? If
    yes, what's your opinion?

    I just came across it very recently, have no opinion yet and not much knowledge
    about it. So far, I only know this: "Two games of chance, each guaranteed to
    give a player a predominance of losses in the long term, can add up to a winning
    outcome if the player alternates between the two games". (from
    http://www.sciencenews.org/20000115/note16ref.asp)

    Here are some urls I googled:

    http://seneca.fis.ucm.es/parr/GAMES/

    http://www.eleceng.adelaide.edu.au/Personal/gpharmer/games/

    http://www.sciencenews.org/20000304/mathtrek.asp

    Any input is greatly appreciated. Thanks. 

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Sabine Atkins
www.posthuman.com

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