These complaints are probably being lodged by investment portfolio managers who swear that stock prices aren't random.

Ipod song order and stock price behavior are both random (in the latter case I use the word random to mean "not predictable", not necessarily "without cause.")

 

Our brains are hard-wired to see patterns where none exist.

 

Take this real-world example:  If 23 people are in a room, what is the likelihood that at least one pair has the same birthday?  What about 57 people?

 

For the answer, go here.