There are paradoxes in our world that are so complicated, they can make your brain change shape. This course covers ten of the most challenging, brain-twisting paradoxes, collected across thousands of years of history from our greatest minds. Some even seem impossible—or at least, they tell us just how truly difficult certain truths are to grapple with. Take the challenge! Not only will you come out having tackled some of the world’s most mysterious problems, you’ll think differently about the world and bring these skills into your daily life.

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Teacher: John Robin

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Course plan

Lesson 1. The Grandfather Paradox

Lesson 2. The Prisoner’s Dilemma

Lesson 3. Zeno’s Paradoxes

Lesson 4. Paradox of Thrift

Lesson 5. The Omnipotence Paradox

Lesson 6. The Triffin Dilemma

Lesson 7. The Mpemba Effect

Lesson 8. The Paradox of Value

Lesson 9. The Abilene Paradox

Lesson 10. The Unexpected Hanging Paradox

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Starting tomorrow, you will receive a new lesson straight to your inbox every morning for 10 days. Lessons take just 5 minutes to read, and each course is followed by fun, knowledge-testing quiz.

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