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    paradox

    US /ˈpærəˌdɑks/

    ・

    UK /'pærədɒks/

    B2
    n.NounSurprising statement containing two opposing ideas
    `I always lie' is a paradox because if it is true it must be false

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    Why Your Friends Have More Friends Than You

    08:02Why Your Friends Have More Friends Than You
    • Sounds funny but it's an actual phenomenon called the 'friendship paradox'.

      Sounds funny but it's an actual phenomenon called the 'friendship paradox'.

    • Sounds funny, but it's an actual phenomenon called the friendship paradox.

      Sounds funny, but it's an actual phenomenon called the friendship paradox.

    B1

    Why Stupid People Think They're Smart [The Dunning-Kruger Effect]

    10:59Why Stupid People Think They're Smart [The Dunning-Kruger Effect]
    • This is the paradox of trying to overcome our own ignorance.

      This is the paradox of trying to overcome our own ignorance.

    • This is the paradox of trying to overcome our own ignorance.

      This is the paradox of trying to overcome our own ignorance.

    B1

    DeepSeek R1 - The Chinese AI "Side Project" That Shocked the Entire Industry!

    16:45DeepSeek R1 - The Chinese AI "Side Project" That Shocked the Entire Industry!
    • Now, at inference time, at thinking time, even if let's go down the two paths, even if this model is able to run inference extremely cheaply, then we are getting to Jevons paradox as the cost per unit of any technology decreases, the usage, the total usage and the spend actually increases.

      Now, at inference time, at thinking time, even if let's go down the two paths, even if this model is able to run inference extremely cheaply, then we are getting to Jevons paradox as the cost per unit of any technology decreases, the usage, the total usage and the spend actually increases.

    • Even if this model is able to run inference extremely cheaply, then we are getting to Jevons Paradox.

      Even if this model is able to run inference extremely cheaply, then we are getting to Jevons Paradox.

    B1

    How Modern Dating Is Destroying Us

    06:29How Modern Dating Is Destroying Us
    • Number 2: Paradox of Choice.

      Number 2: Paradox of Choice.

    • Number 2: Paradox of Choice.

      Number 2: Paradox of Choice.

    B1

    I'm giving away 14 years of drawings

    06:26I'm giving away 14 years of drawings
    • But this stack is the vast majority of MinutePhysics illustrations, like the one from the Portal Paradox video which I'm going to have to find now.

      But this stack is the vast majority of MinutePhysics illustrations, like the one from the Portal Paradox video which I'm going to have to find now.

    • Like the one from the Portal Paradox video, which I'm going to have to find now.

      Like the one from the Portal Paradox video, which I'm going to have to find now.

    B1

    The benefits of doing nothing ⏲️ 6 Minute English

    06:20The benefits of doing nothing ⏲️ 6 Minute English
    • So it's a kind of paradox.

      So it's a kind of paradox.

    • it's a kind of paradox to  get rid of this unpleasant

      it's a kind of paradox to  get rid of this unpleasant

    B1

    The Color Temperature Paradox

    04:22The Color Temperature Paradox
    • This seeming paradox arises because the color temperature setting in a camera isn't setting the color temperature of the image, it's telling the camera how to compensate for the color temperature of the lighting and get back to white.

      This seeming paradox arises because the color temperature setting in a camera isn't setting the color temperature of the image, it's telling the camera how to compensate for the color temperature of the lighting and get back to white.

    • This seeming paradox arises because the color temperature setting in a camera isn't setting the color temperature of the image—it's telling the camera how to compensate for the color temperature of the lighting and get back to white.

      This seeming paradox arises because the color temperature setting in a camera isn't setting the color temperature of the image—it's telling the camera how to compensate for the color temperature of the lighting and get back to white.

    B1

    為什麼大多數人從未真正活過? ► 我們花大半輩子,選擇忘記這個真相... - Sam Harris 山姆·哈里斯(中英字幕)

    04:22為什麼大多數人從未真正活過? ► 我們花大半輩子,選擇忘記這個真相... - Sam Harris 山姆·哈里斯(中英字幕)
    • And this is a paradox, of course, because we all know this epiphany is coming.

      And this is a paradox, of course, because we all know this epiphany is coming.

    • And this is a paradox of course, because we all know this epiphany is coming.

      And this is a paradox of course, because we all know this epiphany is coming.

    B1

    自我成長救不了你.. ► 要自救必須「助人成長」 - Simon Sinek 西蒙·斯涅克(中英字幕)

    04:15自我成長救不了你.. ► 要自救必須「助人成長」 - Simon Sinek 西蒙·斯涅克(中英字幕)
    • And this is the great paradox of being human.

      And this is the great paradox of being human.

    • And this is the great paradox of being human.

      And this is the great paradox of being human.

    A2

    Is Reality Real? The Simulation Argument

    08:46Is Reality Real? The Simulation Argument
    • We explain this in more detail in our Fermi Paradox video.

      We explain this in more detail in our Fermi Paradox video.

    • We explain this in more detail, in our Fermi Paradox video.

      We explain this in more detail, in our Fermi Paradox video.

    B1