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Can you solve the prisoner hat riddle?

Alex Gendler · TED

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About

You and nine other individuals have been captured by super-intelligent alien overlords. The aliens think humans look quite tasty, but their civilization forbids eating highly logical and cooperative beings. Unfortunately, they're not sure whether you qualify, so they decide to give you all a test. Can you solve this hat riddle? Alex Gendler shows how. [Directed by Artrake Studio, narrated by Addison Anderson, music by WORKPLAYWORK and Cem Misirlioglu].

The talk

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Credits and licence

Institution
TED
Department
TED-Ed
Speaker
Alex Gendler
Year
2015
Level
For everyone
Language
English
Subjects
Philosophy
Source
TED
Licence
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0, as TED states it. Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions. TED's terms
Attribution
TED Talks are licensed by TED under Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0 International and are shown here in TED's own player, as TED's usage policy asks.
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