The Best (and Worst) Ways to Shuffle Cards - Numberphile

Why it was recommended

It gives a lot of insight and anectdotes in addition to the central theorem

Recommendationfisian · Original2026-06

What it covers

Persi Diaconis explains on Numberphile the mathematics of card shuffling, including why seven riffle shuffles are needed to randomize a deck and how different shuffles. It is for a general viewer who does not plan to take a prerequisite first.

Video details

Channel

Numberphile

Length

9 min 22 sec

Year

2015

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