Persi Diaconis

Stanford mathematician who has studied coincidences for decades

Persi Diaconis (Stanford mathematician who has studied coincidences for decades) is discussed on podcasts in TMT.

Discussed in

  • 489: No Coincidence, No Story!

    This American Life · Oct 19, 2026 · 1 h 1 min

    Guest host Sarah Koenig presents listener coincidence stories—grandmothers, love, coins in the shower, lost fathers, and a pocketknife—while weighing skepticism against meaning.