One of my absolute favorite mathematicians is Persi Diaconis who is mentioned in this paper and was the original basis for this area of research. Well worth lea

One of my absolute favorite mathematicians is Persi Diaconis who is mentioned in this paper and was the original basis for this area of research. Well worth learning about. He was a runaway. Then a magician, trained by Dai Vernon and worked along side people like the late Ricky Jay and Richard Turner. He went on to get PhD from Harvard and got a MacArthur Fellowship. He is a legend. Ricky Jay talking about his childhood friend Persi: https://believermag.com/an-interview-with-ricky-jay/ https://believermag.com/an-interview-with-ricky-jay/ Persi on Numberphile: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AxJubaijQbI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AxJubaijQbI A great lecture: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xit5LDwJVck https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xit5LDwJVck