Neil deGrasse Tyson shares his lottery and statistics observation

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  • čas přidán 27. 12. 2022
  • Neil deGrasse Tyson talks about how there is no statistics curriculum from kindergarten through 12th in the Joe Rogan Experience podcast. Episode - 1904

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  • @NotLeoTolstoy
    @NotLeoTolstoy  Před rokem +940

    Watch till the end for full context

    • @I.C.Weiner
      @I.C.Weiner Před rokem +69

      Watch till the end means there's nothing worth watching in the video.

    • @akashsinha2880
      @akashsinha2880 Před rokem +5

      Now I'm thinking that's why.

    • @NotLeoTolstoy
      @NotLeoTolstoy  Před rokem +34

      @@I.C.Weiner Naah. Honestly, I just wrote that so it's fully clear that he's joking.

    • @jaypal3815
      @jaypal3815 Před rokem

      Dude... everyone knows the odd suck. Degenerates will play no matter what

    • @undergravitydownforce714
      @undergravitydownforce714 Před rokem +3

      One of the few times saying watch is ok honestly

  • @thomasweir2834
    @thomasweir2834 Před rokem +10289

    Something tells me that even knowing basic probability and statistics wouldn’t stop the majority of regular Lotto players having a go.

    • @sojournerkarunatruth4406
      @sojournerkarunatruth4406 Před rokem

      The trauma of poverty fabricated with fantasies of desperation:
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    • @Unerty
      @Unerty Před rokem +181

      True. We have probability theory lessons in schools in my country. People still play lotteries 😄

    • @YouTubeIsRetarded987
      @YouTubeIsRetarded987 Před rokem +29

      I still play

    • @Cinnuhminn
      @Cinnuhminn Před rokem +40

      @@cczsus6513I wonder how much money he would’ve ‘won’ by not participating. But I guess it’s a better relief mechanism than some other things

    • @frostedlambs
      @frostedlambs Před rokem +25

      ​@@Cinnuhminn it doesn't matter if you spend 10 million in 10 years because your playing to make 1 Million In a day. Does that make sense? I'm playing for that 0.000001% chance to make a bunch of money now. If life made sense I'd just save up but I could be dead tomorrow

  • @edm9063
    @edm9063 Před rokem +312

    My school taught me exactly what he’s talking about. We were always trying to figure out what were the probabilities of something and we ended up talking about the lottery.

    • @ralfjansen9118
      @ralfjansen9118 Před rokem +10

      That's how I know it... Plus, at least where I live, children are not allowed to play the lottery but adults only, so all is fine.

    • @krustykrew106
      @krustykrew106 Před rokem

      My school has never talked about statistics, it’s not a class you can take either

    • @ralfjansen9118
      @ralfjansen9118 Před rokem +2

      @@krustykrew106 What kind of school has this been? Stochastic is a branch of maths and integral part of each science that handles numbers and decisions^^ Edit: Where I live, it is taught in 6th grade.

    • @krustykrew106
      @krustykrew106 Před rokem +2

      @@ralfjansen9118 idk my high school is poor we have none of that. The is school out in the middle of the country and I live in the south so that’s probably why

    • @yajj
      @yajj Před rokem

      @@krustykrew106 I was taught all of that in a geometry class in a small town in Maine

  • @brentriley3890
    @brentriley3890 Před rokem +78

    Me at the gas station:
    “Can you just give me my lottery ticket?”

  • @senuhet13
    @senuhet13 Před rokem +74

    Every math teacher I had, in high school, at least once said never play the lottery.

    • @thomaswilks8534
      @thomaswilks8534 Před rokem +3

      The funny thing is my math teacher played all the time

    • @eggrolll
      @eggrolll Před rokem +1

      I know multiple people who have won. From 100k to my classmates parents that won 10 million. My neighbours won 4.4mill when I was young. It can happen.

    • @jajison
      @jajison Před rokem +3

      Every time you don’t play the lottery, you win two dollars!

    • @Mnny12
      @Mnny12 Před 10 měsíci

      Mann my math teacher told us to play the lottery and split the earning with him 😂

  • @fraupfefferschote3663
    @fraupfefferschote3663 Před rokem +306

    Don't worry. They teach a unit on stochastic, statistics, combinatorics, and probability in school in Western Europe, and we still play in lottery. We just call it "idiot tax" while doing so.

    • @Alpine913
      @Alpine913 Před rokem +9

      They do as well in the US. He was just making it up that schools don’t to be funny

    • @fraupfefferschote3663
      @fraupfefferschote3663 Před rokem +4

      @Alpine913 I'm so sorry... at this point, I really have no clue what they do and don't teach at your schools, and I honestly didn't pick up on the "this is intentional falsehood to make it look worse than it is"-tone if there was any.... 😳

    • @nickthompson1812
      @nickthompson1812 Před rokem +5

      @@fraupfefferschote3663 it’s pretty confusing considering we have 50 states that make their own curriculum. In Missouri, my sis took a stats class in high school just last year.

    • @hacksawhackmann
      @hacksawhackmann Před rokem

      They teach it in the US 😂 don’t believe anything ever said on this podcast

    • @Teh_Random_Canadian
      @Teh_Random_Canadian Před rokem +1

      ​@@hacksawhackmann pretty sure NDT was joking...

  • @jayo3074
    @jayo3074 Před rokem +832

    That Alex Jones overlap killed me 😂

    • @EMD_HOKIO
      @EMD_HOKIO Před rokem +1

      Startled me

    • @briangarber7727
      @briangarber7727 Před rokem

      Funniest part of the whole thing

    • @supremekhy6753
      @supremekhy6753 Před rokem +1

      They fact that they chose a clip that displayed so much ferocity is what got me. They could have just put a regular photo of Alex Jones but no

    • @jayo3074
      @jayo3074 Před rokem

      @@supremekhy6753 lol your right l I still don't know what relevance that photo bad to the video

    • @Teh_Random_Canadian
      @Teh_Random_Canadian Před rokem

      Man I loved that episode... it started out rather tame and I thought "Man Alex Jones isn't as bat shit insane as everyone thinks he is"... then he proved me wrong... hard

  • @ShiroCanGame
    @ShiroCanGame Před rokem +21

    They don’t need to teach probability in statistics they need to teach you how to use your money well.

    • @jackkraken3888
      @jackkraken3888 Před rokem

      And know your work rights!

    • @AceFaz
      @AceFaz Před rokem

      ​@@jackkraken3888 that's so fucking unrelated that it's hilarious xD

    • @KalphosZeromar
      @KalphosZeromar Před rokem

      @@AceFaz so is learning to use money well

    • @AceFaz
      @AceFaz Před rokem

      @@KalphosZeromar I think they meant, "don't waste money on lottery tickets", but sure.

    • @cheweebecca3697
      @cheweebecca3697 Před 8 měsíci

      The conspiracy theorists will have a field day with that one.

  • @keyakku935
    @keyakku935 Před rokem +625

    Man wins lottery worth millions
    - man donates towards the states school curriculum and for probability statistics
    - you weren't supposed to do that

    • @chiefexecutivemanager8152
      @chiefexecutivemanager8152 Před rokem +2

      He’s not talking about lottery winners he’s talking about the excess of money in the lottery pot when there is no jackpot winner.

    • @ofallnames
      @ofallnames Před rokem

      SC here…..taught probability. Can’t imagine someone who is not. Even in middle school we learned ratios and osds

    • @PJD-ol5fc
      @PJD-ol5fc Před rokem

      I had to learn probability for dice and stuff like that when I was in middle school, but still a good theory

    • @angeliccandy5832
      @angeliccandy5832 Před rokem

      ​@Get Drunk With Us that's not really stats, especially not true probability stats, which have a complicated formula that no middle schooler could even understand because the base knowledge of math for it isn't even there. Take a college stats class, and you'll see that Ratio's aren't even the surface

    • @zeropolicy7456
      @zeropolicy7456 Před rokem

      I don't think you can donate to influence required curriculums for schools. I'm pretty sure stuff like that is decided by federal guidelines and state/city elections.

  • @carlospacheco7361
    @carlospacheco7361 Před rokem +1294

    My dad used to say that "the lottery is the tax of the fool".

    • @chocobo6639
      @chocobo6639 Před rokem +12

      Lol you heard that phrase somewhere stop cappin

    • @carlospacheco7361
      @carlospacheco7361 Před rokem +17

      @Chocobo really, since I was a kid in my country he used to say that, he's been gone 20 years now but I still remember.

    • @oliveranan4881
      @oliveranan4881 Před rokem +4

      Player 4 times in my 40 years. Nice gag as long as you do consider any Money spend aß gonSpending cash on it regulary? Hell No.

    • @Jun-Kyard
      @Jun-Kyard Před rokem +14

      @@chocobo6639 His dad heard it somewhere, he heard it from his dad. There are many variations to "The lottery is the tax of the ____"

    • @blue_jorquera
      @blue_jorquera Před rokem

      Education is where tax money goes, and most of the winnings go to the government, so absolutely.

  • @coltondavis622
    @coltondavis622 Před rokem +19

    They never showed me the math of paying taxes to get my check and paying them to spend it. 30% gone

  • @Charm_offensive
    @Charm_offensive Před rokem +610

    You're more likely to tell a complete stranger their phone number than win the jackpot!

    • @christophera4527
      @christophera4527 Před rokem +47

      are you saying there is a chance?!!

    • @mchana39
      @mchana39 Před rokem +23

      If there was a chance I’d win a million dollars for guessing a someone’s phone number I’d be doing that too

    • @matthewzimmers1097
      @matthewzimmers1097 Před rokem +8

      Maybe their 7 digit number. Power ball is 1/300,000,000 an 8 digit number would be 1 in a billion.

    • @neonicon8500
      @neonicon8500 Před rokem +6

      ​@@matthewzimmers1097 yeah but the chances of already know that person's area code is high if you're speaking to them in person. Most likely they have the same area code as you, so youd really only be guessing their 7 digit number

    • @JohnnyWinslow15
      @JohnnyWinslow15 Před rokem +1

      But there’s still a chance though….. Right? 🧐

  • @airgunningyup
    @airgunningyup Před rokem +111

    after taking college statistics I viewed the whole world differently.. Not just the lotto

    • @tonyelectionfraud669
      @tonyelectionfraud669 Před rokem +4

      damn bro thats deep

    • @airgunningyup
      @airgunningyup Před rokem +9

      ​@@tonyelectionfraud669 yea, the numbers dont lie, even when you really want them to.

    • @regnusgyros4826
      @regnusgyros4826 Před rokem +16

      ​@@airgunningyup numbers don't lie, but it's very easy to lie using them tho

    • @gmork1090
      @gmork1090 Před rokem +1

      Man, statistics didn't teach me shit.

    • @BoliDropz
      @BoliDropz Před rokem +7

      Same I’m an Econ major and just about done - I’ve had plenty of high level stat classes and let me tell you, follow the numbers. They can help you make optimal decisions in every aspect of life.

  • @prophetsprofits4630
    @prophetsprofits4630 Před rokem +5

    As my statistics teacher would say, “bingo bango we have a winner”

  • @doitrightcmrs3373
    @doitrightcmrs3373 Před rokem +75

    If the money really went to education we would have state of the art schools and our kids wouldn't be so dam stupid

    • @debtminer4976
      @debtminer4976 Před rokem +6

      Well.. nobody said how the $$ was spent. What if the goal IS to make kids stupid?

    • @paullowell3342
      @paullowell3342 Před rokem +8

      The money does in fact go to schools. But that doesn’t mean the schools get extra. For example. Say they wanna allocate $100 to go to schools, and the lottery takes in $50 the school still only gets $100. 50 from lotto 50 from taxes. That’s the real conspiracy

    • @mrmedium7984
      @mrmedium7984 Před rokem

      intelligence is genetic

    • @tylerclarke4829
      @tylerclarke4829 Před rokem +2

      @@mrmedium7984You’re missing the ‘and environmental’. Intelligence doesn’t just depend on whether you were born clever. It heavily relies on whether both your brain was properly nurtured and your body is properly healthy.

    • @HoloScope
      @HoloScope Před rokem

      @@mrmedium7984 this level of intelligence is not genetic, we have terrible schools.

  • @reginaldmadlock
    @reginaldmadlock Před rokem +4

    I literally remember a single week dedicated to probability in my entire 12 years of schooling

  • @rjrodriguez2883
    @rjrodriguez2883 Před rokem +3067

    He was making a joke. That’s why he laughed, then when Joe didn’t get it, he explained the joke… never explain the joke.

    • @harryfromaustralia657
      @harryfromaustralia657 Před rokem +68

      I dont think neil understands that conspiracies aren't just jokes, like why would he bother banging on and on to give a joke theory thats not even funny

    • @fehmuh
      @fehmuh Před rokem +52

      Explaining a fake theory with nothing funny about it doesn’t really come off as a joke, get off the copium

    • @W1HURI
      @W1HURI Před rokem

      NDT has aspergers he doesnt understand jokes

    • @user-gn5bu7tx1b
      @user-gn5bu7tx1b Před rokem +58

      ​@@fehmuhIDK as a kid that was in the top science and math classes in high school, that's a full on nerd joke/food for thought. Would've killed in a stats class

    • @fehmuh
      @fehmuh Před rokem +9

      @@user-gn5bu7tx1b I doubt that, it’s not even a joke bro where is the humor? If they taught statistics people wouldn’t play the lottery. It’s not even true, he acts like you need to understand advanced statistics to know that you have a very small chance of winning. Literally everyone understands that, this “joke” just comes of as pretentious, like he knows some secret about the lotto that is actually just common sense.

  • @CHAOS_6E
    @CHAOS_6E Před rokem +98

    Wait till he finds out it’s not a requirement to take statistics cause you can choose to take Statistics, Calculus, or financial literacy.

    • @trevormemejesus3739
      @trevormemejesus3739 Před rokem +4

      statistics is a state requirement for me in Florida

    • @gordonramsdale
      @gordonramsdale Před rokem

      Or computer
      Science

    • @willglover296
      @willglover296 Před rokem

      Yeah none of these were required in AZ. Basically just took algebra or geometry for 4 years that progressively got more complicated every year. school isn’t for anything to but teach us to follow directions and be good employees for the capitalist world.

    • @cuppetpoumai2925
      @cuppetpoumai2925 Před rokem

      Wait till you realise the world doesn't revolve around your state and there are other states with 200countries on different continents that has different schooling system. 🤡

    • @nick0164
      @nick0164 Před rokem

      i took calc fuck stats

  • @robert48719
    @robert48719 Před rokem +3

    NDT is the perfect example for the Dunning-Krüger-effect . He represents it in every single topic

  • @iitickle6510
    @iitickle6510 Před rokem +3

    They definitely teach probability in highschool. Also in college if you take Math&107.

  • @justinrees2400
    @justinrees2400 Před rokem +90

    It’s a tax on the poor and the party of “income equality” loves it

    • @jimjam2024
      @jimjam2024 Před rokem +12

      I don't think you know what a tax is. No one is forcing anyone to buy a lottery ticket.

    • @mkw7147
      @mkw7147 Před rokem +3

      No it’s not.

    • @cmat9359
      @cmat9359 Před rokem +11

      Normally it’s referred to as a tax on the stupid

    • @eehlohluell
      @eehlohluell Před rokem +2

      "Tax on the poor"💀 I lost brain cells lmao

    • @sawyersmith4154
      @sawyersmith4154 Před rokem +2

      It is a tax on the poor, and no the party of income equality doesn’t want this as a whole. Using tax funds to go toward education is definitely supported by that party, but not through deceptive or coercive means like abusing gambling addictions… but nice strawman I guess

  • @ryg2304
    @ryg2304 Před rokem +68

    My high school offered dual enrollment to the local community college so that high schoolers could start building college credits early. Statistics was the only college level math class that was only a 3 credit class instead of 4, massively disincentivizing taking it lmao

    • @ryg2304
      @ryg2304 Před rokem

      @@ltunesdownIoad sir that was one of the most brainless comments I’ve ever seen. Genuinely unable to decipher😂

  • @FullTimeGolf
    @FullTimeGolf Před 23 dny

    Sorry pal, stick to your fake science reviews. You dont get to talk wealth and money jack! #conman

  • @seanm7553
    @seanm7553 Před 2 měsíci

    Can't win of u don't play. Some one always wins.

  • @AnthraXaXis
    @AnthraXaXis Před rokem +5

    holy shit, the story teller and myself, finally, have something agreed upon.

  • @lofttm969
    @lofttm969 Před rokem +60

    Damn he’s such an agent for the matrix he’s even uncomfortable saying THAT

    • @renorhino
      @renorhino Před rokem +8

      Please tell me you’re talking about the Matrix with Neo in it and not the one with Andrew Tate in it lol

    • @faytleingod2145
      @faytleingod2145 Před rokem +7

      Stop it with the matrix crap

    • @mrvivek815
      @mrvivek815 Před rokem +1

      ​@@faytleingod2145 What do call them?

    • @kingjamestres
      @kingjamestres Před rokem

      @@mrvivek815Who is them??? You people talk like Morpheus but you come across just like a Hollywood block buster.. fake as f*ck

    • @mrvivek815
      @mrvivek815 Před rokem

      ​ @james d The military industrial complex who keep the world in constant state of war for more control and financial gain. The ones that John McAfee, Bilderberg, George Carlin, Matt Taibbi and so many more people have been trying to expose the evildoings of. The ones who Russel Brand, Jimmy Dore, and many have been ranting everyday against. The ones who imprison or detain or assassinate one truthteller after another, rig elections and manipulate media for their advantage and still have you guys believing this is all a conspiracy. It's all so clear, isn't it? The bitter truth is that not all people are as good as you and me. Some people really are evil and have gotten into positions of power and are actively plotting against us. Remember, you won't always be able to ignore it.

  • @Mr.Foxhat
    @Mr.Foxhat Před rokem +173

    I remember one time in school, the topic of probability came up in our math class. The main example was your chances of winning the lottery, and the teacher was going to go over a big ol' equation for us to find the answer. Before we would learn the equation, however, he wanted us to try and guess what the answer was.
    My guess was 1 in 250 million, and I remember him being surprised that I was only 5 million off. I never realized how few people understood probability and percentages until a few years later.

    • @Pizzahutbaby
      @Pizzahutbaby Před rokem +7

      I was never good at math because I didn't care to pay attention in school so my math knowledge is around 4th grade level which is hilariously ignorant of me but probability and statistics always made sense to me. It's crazy how people dont know this stuff.

    • @mariovillarreal8647
      @mariovillarreal8647 Před rokem

      But there's still winners that buck all odds and laws of chance.

    • @christophera4527
      @christophera4527 Před rokem

      @@mariovillarreal8647 I mean if enough people buy it, someone will win. I haven't bought one in a year lol. I'm going to get one today, just the one dollar ticket

  • @christiaandefranco3653
    @christiaandefranco3653 Před 2 měsíci

    Damn, Rogan is slow.

  • @NothisisPatrick-oe9fv
    @NothisisPatrick-oe9fv Před 2 měsíci

    No it goes into the Administrators and teachers pockets.

  • @markbell1169
    @markbell1169 Před rokem +50

    It’s worse than that. The lottery money goes to education, but then the equivalent amount of tax money is removed from education for other purposes. So the schools are no better off.
    edit: did anybody actually read this for comprehension? I got too many comments thinking I'm against funding education. That's not what this says at all.

    • @glizzyap4912
      @glizzyap4912 Před rokem

      This is what they don’t talk about. All the money schools get from the lottery is then cut from federal funding because guess what the govt knows stupid people will pay it

    • @about29cats
      @about29cats Před rokem

      "It bad because they get money for education" -Mark Bell

    • @fartface5172
      @fartface5172 Před rokem +3

      Bingo!

    • @cc23001
      @cc23001 Před rokem

      @@about29cats but it's a lie. The lotto money received is offset in the budget. The politicians that push for opening up a state lottery make the argument it would improve education by increasing the budget. But that's a bold face lie, the increase gets offset

    • @about29cats
      @about29cats Před rokem

      @ChanMan405 so let me get this straight, the lottery gives the state money for education, and that's bad?

  • @sunvetr
    @sunvetr Před rokem +567

    Neil really be trying to cancel what he said mid sentence to avoid getting assassinated by someone

    • @WildstarIII
      @WildstarIII Před rokem

      Jesus christ.... every person that says anything relatively conspiratorial, *gets assassinated*. You're brain is mush buddy boi

    • @nikolavanzettiteslasacco4991
      @nikolavanzettiteslasacco4991 Před rokem +3

      I agree, 1000%.

    • @AnkleGremlin
      @AnkleGremlin Před rokem +2

      I have seen people claim Neil is a fraud just because he stammered.

    • @gmork1090
      @gmork1090 Před rokem +3

      @@AnkleGremlin I don't like him but it's for selfish reasons. He was a huge voice for removing Pluto as a planet. He's definitely no fraud.

    • @AnkleGremlin
      @AnkleGremlin Před rokem +3

      @Gmork I know, the man is a well established contributor to science, and a vastly intelligent man. He gets a lot of hate simply because he will revise his words mid-sentence to make his point come across easier.

  • @SL.D
    @SL.D Před 3 měsíci

    The reason why you don't learn probability and statistics in grade and high school is because of the lottery.
    They donate money to fund schools as long as that isn't in the curriculum. Because then nobody would play the lottery since they'd know the statistical likelihood of actually winning, which is extremely low. About 80c of every dollar spent goes to schools, and the lottery pockets the other 20c. 20% of a multiple hundred million dollar jackpot or even a billion dollar jackpot is a sizeable chunk of change you can almost always count on being a profit.

  • @FaithMarie4
    @FaithMarie4 Před 6 měsíci

    As a middle school teacher, we had a unit on statistics and a unit on probability in 6th and 7th grade.

  • @Vicvines
    @Vicvines Před rokem +40

    They removed education funding from one area and put it on the lottery, so it's not extra money

  • @Justme-ih9ws
    @Justme-ih9ws Před rokem +1019

    Wait till he finds out statistics is an actual class you can take in highschool

    • @cr1tikal_arc
      @cr1tikal_arc Před rokem +277

      keyword: can. he said it wasn't a required part of the curriculum.

    • @Justme-ih9ws
      @Justme-ih9ws Před rokem +32

      ​@@cr1tikal_arc No, but it's a concept taught in both algebra and pre-calculus, so it's not like the kids never learnt it. It's in the curriculum.

    • @Ninjablade88
      @Ninjablade88 Před rokem +28

      Ndt also says hes just fuckin around. Dude gets alot of flak for his big personality.

    • @DeusEx.Machina
      @DeusEx.Machina Před rokem +46

      @@Justme-ih9wsStatistics are never taught as part of pre-calculus or Algebra. Please give an example to back up your point.

    • @angeliccandy5832
      @angeliccandy5832 Před rokem +12

      ​@Justme203 the only time I ever learned any actual stats in the US is when I took stats I highschool and it isn't required at all and most people don't take it they either don't take a math class senior year or take a Calc class

  • @mrmansion3660
    @mrmansion3660 Před 7 měsíci

    they dont teach money in school neither.

  • @tuyenbui
    @tuyenbui Před 8 měsíci

    Everyone knows the probability of winning the lottery. This guy isn't smart at all. He gives off bill Cosby vibes. I won't be surprised if later something bad comes out about him.

  • @N-wordScissorhands
    @N-wordScissorhands Před rokem +77

    I was taught probability in school back in the 90s. But you don’t need to learn probability to know that you’re not going to win the lottery.

    • @Kentrc11
      @Kentrc11 Před rokem +3

      Agreed. Not even probability & statistics can help predict those randomized numbers.

    • @mothman_slayer4217
      @mothman_slayer4217 Před rokem +1

      Yup I was taught probability in school and I remember my teacher used the lottery as an example

    • @lincolnford2362
      @lincolnford2362 Před rokem +1

      Not with that attitude, you're not.

    • @Kentrc11
      @Kentrc11 Před rokem

      @Lincoln Ford Human feelings like attitude or arrogance play no factor in a randomized result.

  • @anthonymort5202
    @anthonymort5202 Před rokem +28

    I took a whole class on probability and statistics in high school it was one of my math credits

    • @CorboWill
      @CorboWill Před rokem +15

      He's saying it's not required learning like algebra

    • @winstonsmith11
      @winstonsmith11 Před rokem +3

      Great. Armed with that knowledge, I'm assuming that you don't buy lottery tickets.

    • @KidSereneonxbox
      @KidSereneonxbox Před rokem

      He didn't say you couldn't take it, he said it's not required which it isnt.

    • @Alpine913
      @Alpine913 Před rokem

      @@CorboWill But it actually is required learning in at least 40 states… If a state uses common core, then probability is required.

    • @Alpine913
      @Alpine913 Před rokem

      @@KidSereneonxbox But it actually is required learning in at least 40 states… If a state uses common core, then probability is required. Still doesn’t stop people from playing the lotto

  • @jadenli7793
    @jadenli7793 Před rokem +28

    It’s not a statistics game but rather a psychological game the lottery is playing

    • @jkorb3541
      @jkorb3541 Před rokem +1

      @jadenli7793 No homo, I fucking love you. I've been saying that for at least ten years. This comment should be number one!

    • @VisibleMRJ
      @VisibleMRJ Před rokem

      @@jkorb3541 it amazes me how this is not obvious to most people.

  • @absolutezero942
    @absolutezero942 Před rokem +26

    As someone who was taught probability statistics, I can attest that nobody paid attention to that shit

  • @user-qo3fl2xo1k
    @user-qo3fl2xo1k Před 9 měsíci

    What the lottery gives to schools. The government gives the schools that much less

  • @sarahdeason493
    @sarahdeason493 Před 9 měsíci

    Always enjoy NDT ..

  • @relaxedturtleproductions2925

    “I’m not saying that” “maybe I am saying that” 😂

  • @LookandSee007
    @LookandSee007 Před 9 měsíci

    They're not taught logical fundamentals. A child who's taught to think logically will see through propaganda more easily. We have an extremely ideologically Left educational system. Historically, the far left (Marxists) fractures thinking in education and creates a more compliant thought process, which exists on the surface and has no ability to dig deep and use logic . . . Demoralized and subverted thought.

  • @cheeseballs3825
    @cheeseballs3825 Před 9 měsíci

    I know the probability. But I still play occasionally. $2 to win hundreds of millions is worth it to me.

  • @Lurreable
    @Lurreable Před rokem +17

    The lottery is not a tax on people who are bad at math. It's a tax on poor people that despite the math have no other option but to hope in vain.

    • @capitalb5889
      @capitalb5889 Před rokem

      I saw a woman on TV explain why she played the lottery and she said "it's the only chance I have of ever being rich."
      That actually made sense to me.

    • @jtowensbyiii6018
      @jtowensbyiii6018 Před rokem

      They have OTHER options, because the lottery ISNT an option, it's burning your money

    • @capitalb5889
      @capitalb5889 Před rokem +1

      @@jtowensbyiii6018 no, it's not burning money, it's a long odds bet with the odds heavily stacked against you.

  • @metalman7825
    @metalman7825 Před rokem +17

    It’s how they figure out who was paying attention in math class.

  • @SitNSpinRecords
    @SitNSpinRecords Před 9 měsíci

    “Goes to education” Yet teachers and administrators go over a decade without a raise. My wife went 12 yeas without a raise and when she finally got her raise, it put her in a higher tax bracket and she brings home $20 a week less than before the raise. Good times..

  • @montywoodley6357
    @montywoodley6357 Před 9 měsíci

    Yes, it goes to education. Most of it goes to the administration, not to the kids. That's why when people work in the educational department make big money. It's not about educating kids it's about getting a big pay raise. For the administration department. I'm just saying😮

  • @WilliamTheodoreEmmsleyIII

    Neil: I’m not saying that
    Joe: what are you saying
    Neil: yes I’m saying that
    😂😂😂

  • @Allen-wo8yi
    @Allen-wo8yi Před rokem +32

    Gotta realize the dude who can be sober an tell you about the universe here might be onto something

  • @ifeifesi
    @ifeifesi Před 9 měsíci

    Can't take this fool seriously since he said science doesn't support two genders

  • @kulsumjamaloodeen9795
    @kulsumjamaloodeen9795 Před 9 měsíci

    Neil thinks he is too clever lol just because people know something is bad doesn't mean they will abstain

  • @The0Mann
    @The0Mann Před rokem +14

    I was taught probability and statistics in an extra curricular class in school. We learned not to play the lottery and to this day I still have not wasted any money on it. I put my money towards things that have a much higher chance of making me money.

    • @cc23001
      @cc23001 Před rokem +1

      But was it required? Kinda proving his point..

    • @The0Mann
      @The0Mann Před rokem +2

      @@cc23001 no but finishing school isn't required either. Don't blame the system because you didn't take it upon yourself to take extra steps to better your own life. Like I said it was an extra class I signed up for because a finance class seems like something worth taking. I went to a poor school too without many options. Schools are providing the tools necessary to succeed but most kids aren't taking advantage of it.

    • @welp3764
      @welp3764 Před rokem

      @@The0Mann the entire point of high school is to point uninformed minds in the wrong direction. This has got to be one of the most dumb takes

    • @The0Mann
      @The0Mann Před rokem

      @@welp3764 ok smart guy what is the wrong direction because to my knowledge it's painfully obvious schools provide kids with at least the bare minimum to succeed. I once seen a highschool that had a class where kids were building a house in a giant classroom and learning a trade. Some you can go get started as mechanic. Even if you dont do all that and do the bare minimum in school you learn math, and to read and to write. You wont get a very nice job if you dont have those basic skills. So let's all hear your explanation of why my take is dumb and your take isn't. What is the wrong direction?

  • @SLIPPERY83
    @SLIPPERY83 Před rokem +14

    This clip makes Neil look like quite a friendly guy. I'm used to seeing him talk down to people.

    • @bigbengamer
      @bigbengamer Před rokem +4

      People accuse me of sometimes talking down to people. But that's not the case, nor is it with Dr. Tyson. We just like to teach and spread knowledge.

    • @sinanck7228
      @sinanck7228 Před rokem +8

      @@bigbengamer excuse me, who are you?

    • @SLIPPERY83
      @SLIPPERY83 Před rokem

      @@bigbengamer LOL.... no dramas big Ben. When you're on an international podcast. And you are a respected member of the community, we'll keep that in mind

    • @Sushi_bar
      @Sushi_bar Před rokem +1

      @@bigbengamer you can spread knowledge or teach but thats completely separate from talking down. This does not go hand in hand

    • @ibraheemkhan6660
      @ibraheemkhan6660 Před rokem +1

      ​@Sushi Addict NDT doesn't seem to me that he talks down to people. I question whether people can really tell the difference between spreading knowledge with energy and talking down. And what is talking down anyway? Where does NDT do it? I think it's an opinion thing

  • @riverthiel5256
    @riverthiel5256 Před 9 měsíci

    They teach it in my school

  • @smeariestline59
    @smeariestline59 Před 9 měsíci

    Did y’all not have statistics class?

  • @queenieqt2033
    @queenieqt2033 Před rokem +22

    "Pay us money to lose, but if you ever do win were gonna tax half of it anyways, that way we get all the money from the losers and half of the winners"

    • @zlamanit
      @zlamanit Před rokem

      Is that how it's taxed? In the UK gambling operators pay an additional levy so in a way lottery winnings were already taxed through operators and there is no additional tax to pay of you win.

  • @ramondasnellgrove3957
    @ramondasnellgrove3957 Před rokem +10

    Yeah in FL it was supposed to go to the education budget but it became the whole budget

    • @ralphholiman7401
      @ralphholiman7401 Před rokem +1

      That's what happens in almost every state.

    • @sitdowndogbreath
      @sitdowndogbreath Před rokem +1

      Two things about Utah one there's no school shootings you know why with a license a teacher is allowed armed concealed and number two there's no lottery in that state so that kind of money does not corrupt educational system you want to gamble you can go to Nevada although I don't think they have a lottery either

  • @anchorbubba
    @anchorbubba Před 10 měsíci

    neil degrasse knows that if no one else plays the lottery his probability too win big is substantially higher

  • @seanmahoney379
    @seanmahoney379 Před 10 měsíci

    They don’t want kids to know the actual probability of there success

  • @felicitatumfortunae
    @felicitatumfortunae Před rokem +9

    They teach probability and advanced probability in Ireland and people still play the lottery. Hell, I understand the odds and still play sometimes because the possibility of winning (even remote) makes me feel good.

    • @Zoroaster4
      @Zoroaster4 Před rokem +2

      Yeah same here. I know all the probability and statistics of it but I still play fairly often. What he's saying would make sense if people were trying to do it for a job or something, but nobody is. Nobody who plays the lottery is thinking "oh I'll make my money back in the long-term" it's just one of those things where I think why not. I got enough money I'm not gonna miss $2 and I have a chance at becoming super rich.

    • @ultimatedude5686
      @ultimatedude5686 Před rokem +1

      ​@@Zoroaster4 On a broad scale, people with less education tend to play the lottery more. Probability and statistics classes decrease the likelihood and amount that people will play. For a lot of people, probably most, the lottery is just a fun activity they do every once and a while. But the lottery, just like any form of gambling, has addicts.

    • @abumansaray7
      @abumansaray7 Před rokem

      ​@@ultimatedude5686 Perhaps people with less education make less money, therefore more likely to play to solve their financial issues.
      Plus, those same people who don't play spend their money on 7-dollar coffee and buy alcohol which has zero benefits to your life.
      It makes more sense to spend that money on a ticket that at least gives you a chance of winning.

    • @animefreak5757
      @animefreak5757 Před rokem

      pay a few bucks once in a while to dream about it, fine. Regular players though obviously don't understand probability. Gambling in general is mostly the same, house always win's in the end.

    • @themanagement69
      @themanagement69 Před rokem

      @@animefreak5757 I teach stats lol and I play when the jackpot is big because I understand probability. A one in a trillion chance is infinitely better than a probability of zero. Stop acting like you know everything bro.

  • @JourneyToTheSky
    @JourneyToTheSky Před rokem +9

    They taught us probability and told us to play the lottery anyway lmao

  • @bryangriffin3139
    @bryangriffin3139 Před 10 měsíci

    What he's saying is the statistics of winning the lottery or like 33 million to one some crazy number like

  • @danasharpe3247
    @danasharpe3247 Před 11 měsíci

    Most of what you win goes to the Federal government in Taxes.

  • @Weedchat
    @Weedchat Před rokem +8

    NDT “I’m not saying that” 👁️👄👁️
    Joe “so what are you saying”
    NDT “okay, yes I am saying that….”

  • @dillonmedina8718
    @dillonmedina8718 Před rokem +8

    My high-school probability and stats class is the entire reason why I don't play the lottery lol

  • @hardestworkingmaninshowbus1950

    I wish this guy and his smug "I'm smarter than you and trying to explain it all to a dumb guy like you in a folksy way and you can't criticize me cause I'm a member of a minority group" would just go away.

  • @redwolf9455
    @redwolf9455 Před rokem +7

    People don’t play the lottery cause they think they’re gonna win, they buy it cause for 4 dollars you can have a nice little thrill / thing to look forward to.

  • @orlandoberry4091
    @orlandoberry4091 Před rokem

    Who didn't have a probability and statistics class

  • @neeGrowsCarryAIDS
    @neeGrowsCarryAIDS Před rokem +7

    It's called the idiot tax.
    And public schools make those by the millions.

    • @abumansaray7
      @abumansaray7 Před rokem

      So what do you call people who buy useless things like alcohol, weed, overpriced coffee, etc.

    • @neeGrowsCarryAIDS
      @neeGrowsCarryAIDS Před rokem +1

      @@abumansaray7 black

    • @Q_Reeves
      @Q_Reeves Před rokem

      @@neeGrowsCarryAIDS 😐

  • @axisone8055
    @axisone8055 Před rokem +26

    Neil really loves the sound of his own voice

    • @casslester3625
      @casslester3625 Před rokem +7

      He's a famous ivy league astrophysicist on a podcast. What do you what him to do? Communicate in ASL?

    • @citizenvulpes4562
      @citizenvulpes4562 Před rokem +9

      @@casslester3625 idk all these people that complain about him don't listen to him anyway.

    • @jesuschrist435
      @jesuschrist435 Před rokem +11

      I swear people keep saying the same thing again and again, soon as they see Neil video they hop on the comments and say he loves his voice and not even try listening to what he has to say. Stop projecting your insecurities

    • @Whattastoryeh
      @Whattastoryeh Před rokem +1

      ​@Cass Lester, he's as arrogant as can be.

    • @Whattastoryeh
      @Whattastoryeh Před rokem

      ​@@jesuschrist435 you obviously haven't seen enough videos... dude pretends to be an expert on absolutely everything. I can't stand him. The matter of fact tone and push back he gives is unwavering. This particular video is very mild compared to his strong stance.

  • @dalewelch1125
    @dalewelch1125 Před rokem

    Total horseshit and you know it. They get less than 2% of what the state lottery makes. It's fucking rediculously obvious

  • @greensahuaro2834
    @greensahuaro2834 Před rokem

    I took statistics in 88 at junior college and n probability and logic. B UT I don't remember we had lottery I Florida then. I do know they don't allocate the money they said they would cause teachers have to buy supplies for students and for elementary kids to get a especial activity they are asked to sell the 1$ chocolate bars. They are crooks!,

  • @villainsbridgeclub5268
    @villainsbridgeclub5268 Před rokem +6

    We were taught probability, in a public school, in the 90s. And I only took the required math.

    • @m84winzi
      @m84winzi Před rokem +1

      I think you misunderstood what he said. Probability and Statistics and not a required part to include in the math curriculum, that doesn't mean that schools can't choose to include this anyway if they want.
      The curriculum just states what must be taught, not what can be taught outside of what is mandatory.
      So you just happen to go to a school that felt that probability and statistics was inportant to include in you education.

  • @logistickpick9157
    @logistickpick9157 Před rokem +75

    The Waffle House has found it’s new host

    • @xiel4480
      @xiel4480 Před rokem +3

      The waffle house has found it's new house

    • @janplays4019
      @janplays4019 Před rokem +1

      The Waffle House Has Found It’s New Host

    • @wordnames4864
      @wordnames4864 Před rokem

      Fuck off with this shit it's annoying im just trying to find good comments

    • @jokingwall6243
      @jokingwall6243 Před rokem

      The Waffle House has found it's new host

    • @eliswynwilliams3773
      @eliswynwilliams3773 Před rokem

      The waffle house has found it's new host

  • @Aaliyahchannel2024
    @Aaliyahchannel2024 Před 8 měsíci

    Joe just asked him....How are you?

  • @Aethelvlad
    @Aethelvlad Před rokem

    Joe had to shut that down REAL fast. CIA in his ear

  • @PixelatedHabit
    @PixelatedHabit Před rokem

    It does not go toward education in any state.. they say it does.

  • @angel-rc8zj
    @angel-rc8zj Před 8 měsíci

    Most of the money DOES NOT go to education , im sure of that

  • @denverbeek
    @denverbeek Před rokem +5

    While lottery income is generally sent towards education, it's often accompanied by business tax cuts, meaning *no extra money is sent to education.*

  • @Frequentnick22
    @Frequentnick22 Před rokem +5

    Knowing the odds is one thing but it's that feeling of "but what if it was me"

    • @bradley3549
      @bradley3549 Před rokem

      Yup, I damn well know the odds but when it hits a billion dollars even I'm willing to throw down a couple bucks.

  • @krzysztofnaskret5306
    @krzysztofnaskret5306 Před rokem

    That is already brain washing for future gambling addicts😮❤
    People getting brain wash without even knowing😂

  • @witchlynproductions753

    Not at all true. My school taught probability like 5 years in a row in math classes.

  • @bamatrooper2
    @bamatrooper2 Před rokem +5

    The waffle house has found its new host

  • @Daniel-ve5oj
    @Daniel-ve5oj Před rokem +5

    My grandpa told me a story about the Ohio State lottery they gave money to the schools but took it off the budget initially so the schools didn't get anymore money

    • @ah8893
      @ah8893 Před rokem

      What

    • @ilovesugar1329
      @ilovesugar1329 Před rokem

      That sounds criminal. We should have well funded schools but they are all absolute shit. This I'm sure is a large reason why. I'm also sure someone is taking lots of that money for themselves before giving it to the schools

    • @nickthompson1812
      @nickthompson1812 Před rokem

      @@ah8893 they gave money to the schools (from the lottery) but took education funding down a peg on the state yearly budget. Resulting in the schools getting about the same as before, not extra money

  • @fredfarquar8301
    @fredfarquar8301 Před rokem

    Most people figure that one chance in 100 million is INFINITELY better than zero chance in 100 million….and they’re right! (Mathemagically speaking!) 😂🥴

  • @user-ef4lr7to5m
    @user-ef4lr7to5m Před rokem

    You forgot your umbrella in a bus on your way home.
    Lets say there is approx. 5 million people living in your city. Everyones number starts with 4.
    So, if you decide to type a random number starting with 4 in your phone on a next day, and tried to call a random person asking him if he found an umbrella in a bus yesterday the chance of hitting a right person would be significantly higher, than winning a lottery.

  • @lightningbolt8778
    @lightningbolt8778 Před rokem +5

    "That's not what I'm saying" "that's what I'm saying"😅

  • @surfk9836
    @surfk9836 Před rokem +5

    I took stats in college (early 80's)and the lottery was used for problems.
    If the chances of winning the lottery was 11M to 1, how many tickets must you buy to change it to 5.5M to 1?
    You better have thousands to have a 5.5M to 1 odds.
    BTW I did just buy a Mega Millions today, but only only 1.

  • @catbreath8361
    @catbreath8361 Před rokem

    Neil is a fraud.

  • @peetymcfly8871
    @peetymcfly8871 Před rokem

    Neal can bullshit his way out all day long.

  • @marci7957
    @marci7957 Před rokem +5

    Less than 1% goes in to education. The founder of national public education wanted workers, not thinkers.

  • @gtrecc5454
    @gtrecc5454 Před rokem +4

    As a high school math teacher who has taught probability and statistics I remember explicitly saying to my class not to play the lottery or casino games because of the law of large numbers

    • @alexnovak2669
      @alexnovak2669 Před rokem

      The students taking probability and statistics are not the ones who play the lottery....remedial math....there's the ticket.

  • @cutterculbertson2637
    @cutterculbertson2637 Před rokem

    Money that could be spent on wheed like a real gentleman

  • @welkfor1753
    @welkfor1753 Před rokem

    Except stats also say that at certain jackpot pay outs by odds you SHOULD play because at those point the amount the ticket is worth is more than the cost of the ticket

  • @MrBwcooke
    @MrBwcooke Před rokem +4

    When the state offers free school question what they want to teach your kid

  • @resorband
    @resorband Před rokem +4

    We have probability statistics in school and we still use the lottery all the time lol

    • @goedel.
      @goedel. Před rokem +2

      Yeah, I don't think the math will convince the average person not to play the lottery. Whether it's 1/1,000,000 or 1/10,000,000, people will still hope to be the exception, lol. Every person knows they're the odds are against them, including gamblers.

  • @syndicate5357
    @syndicate5357 Před rokem

    Education funds are set by budget committees and general funds that would be used to fund the set budget get supplanted not supplemented by the lottery and casino taxes... and mmj